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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 In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
abstracted
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From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
ails
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From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you ill?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
back
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From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
century
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
chill
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From this reading You have grown quite pale; you tremble: is it a sudden chill?
conversation
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
countrymen
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From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
drinking
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
Englishman
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From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
enlivened
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
evening
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
favorite
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
few
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From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
five
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
four
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
gardens
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
gay
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
gloom
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From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
gloomy
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From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
Glyndon
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From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
group
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From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
grown
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From this reading You have grown quite pale; you tremble: is it a sudden chill?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have grown quite pale; you tremble: is it a sudden chill?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
ill
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From this reading Are you ill?
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
indolent
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
intervals
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You have grown quite pale; you tremble: is it a sudden chill?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You have grown quite pale; you tremble: is it a sudden chill?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
listening
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
moments
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From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
music
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
Naples
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
observed
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From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
pale
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From this reading You have grown quite pale; you tremble: is it a sudden chill?
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
population
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have grown quite pale; you tremble: is it a sudden chill?
resort
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
revery
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From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
said
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From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
seated
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
sherbet
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
some
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
summer
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
sunk
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From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
tapping
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From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
tree
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From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
tremble
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From this reading You have grown quite pale; you tremble: is it a sudden chill?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the gardens at Naples, one summer evening in the last century, some four or five gentlemen were seated under a tree drinking their sherbet and listening, in the intervals of conversation, to the music which enlivened that gay and favorite resort of an indolent population.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
whole
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From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
why
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From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One of his countrymen observed this sudden gloom, and tapping him on the back, said, "Glyndon, why, what ails you?
young
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From this reading One of this little party was a young Englishman who had been the life of the whole group, but who for the last few moments had sunk into a gloomy and abstracted revery.
