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1819
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From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading However, as Luigi and Ginevra had laid by a few savings, they were not, as yet, uneasy about the future.
advantage
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From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, as Luigi and Ginevra had laid by a few savings, they were not, as yet, uneasy about the future.
artists
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From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading However, as Luigi and Ginevra had laid by a few savings, they were not, as yet, uneasy about the future.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
attempted
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From this reading She now attempted portrait-painting.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
compete
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From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
competition
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From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
copies
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From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
crowd
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From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
exercising
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From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
few
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From this reading However, as Luigi and Ginevra had laid by a few savings, they were not, as yet, uneasy about the future.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
forced
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From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
future
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From this reading However, as Luigi and Ginevra had laid by a few savings, they were not, as yet, uneasy about the future.
genre
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From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
Ginevra
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From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
give
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From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
greater
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From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, as Luigi and Ginevra had laid by a few savings, they were not, as yet, uneasy about the future.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
increased
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From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
laid
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From this reading However, as Luigi and Ginevra had laid by a few savings, they were not, as yet, uneasy about the future.
longer
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From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
Luigi
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From this reading However, as Luigi and Ginevra had laid by a few savings, they were not, as yet, uneasy about the future.
Madame
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From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
made
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From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
mistake
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From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
money
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From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
now
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From this reading She now attempted portrait-painting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
painting
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From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
perceived
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From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
picture-dealers
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From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
Porta
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From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
portrait-painting
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From this reading She now attempted portrait-painting.
reputation
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From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
requested
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From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
savings
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From this reading However, as Luigi and Ginevra had laid by a few savings, they were not, as yet, uneasy about the future.
sell
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From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
talent
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From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
then
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From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
uneasy
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From this reading However, as Luigi and Ginevra had laid by a few savings, they were not, as yet, uneasy about the future.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But here she was forced to compete against a crowd of artists in greater need of money than herself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading However, as Luigi and Ginevra had laid by a few savings, they were not, as yet, uneasy about the future.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Madame Porta then perceived the mistake she had made in not exercising her talent for “genre” painting, which might, by this time, have brought her reputation.
work
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From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
year
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From this reading At the beginning of the year 1819 the picture-dealers requested Ginevra to give them something beside copies; for competition had so increased that they could no longer sell her work to advantage.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading However, as Luigi and Ginevra had laid by a few savings, they were not, as yet, uneasy about the future.
