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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 She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The Prince di --, under the weak government of a royal child and a venal administration, is a man above the law.
addressed
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
administration
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From this reading The Prince di --, under the weak government of a royal child and a venal administration, is a man above the law.
admiration
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zicci was left alone with the young Italian.
aloud
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
ambition
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From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
aside
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
belongs
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From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
capable
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From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
chamber
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
child
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From this reading The Prince di --, under the weak government of a royal child and a venal administration, is a man above the law.
cloak
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
compassion
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
crime
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From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
death
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
di
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
dishevelled
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
dishonor
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
displayed
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
down
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
dress
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
enter
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From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
fell
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
few
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
gazed
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
glory
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
government
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From this reading The Prince di --, under the weak government of a royal child and a venal administration, is a man above the law.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
hair
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
head-gear
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
humble
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Prince di --, under the weak government of a royal child and a venal administration, is a man above the law.
Isabel
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
Italian
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From this reading Zicci was left alone with the young Italian.
ivory
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
law
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From this reading The Prince di --, under the weak government of a royal child and a venal administration, is a man above the law.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zicci was left alone with the young Italian.
light
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
low
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
man
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From this reading The Prince di --, under the weak government of a royal child and a venal administration, is a man above the law.
mingled
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
neck
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
only
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
partially
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
passions
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From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
perhaps
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
peril
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
Pisani
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
Prince
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From this reading The Prince di --, under the weak government of a royal child and a venal administration, is a man above the law.
prudence
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From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
reconcile
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From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
royal
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From this reading The Prince di --, under the weak government of a royal child and a venal administration, is a man above the law.
sat
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
shame
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From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
somewhat
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
tale
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From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zicci was left alone with the young Italian.
then
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
thrown
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Prince di --, under the weak government of a royal child and a venal administration, is a man above the law.
venal
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From this reading The Prince di --, under the weak government of a royal child and a venal administration, is a man above the law.
very
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
vision
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From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Zicci was left alone with the young Italian.
weak
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From this reading The Prince di --, under the weak government of a royal child and a venal administration, is a man above the law.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had thrown aside her cloak and head-gear; her hair, somewhat dishevelled, fell down her ivory neck, which the dress partially displayed; she seemed, as she sat in that low and humble chamber, a very vision of light and glory.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Zicci was left alone with the young Italian.
words
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From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
world
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From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Zicci gazed at her with an admiration mingled with compassion; he muttered a few words to himself, and then addressed her aloud:-- "Isabel di Pisani, I have saved you from a great peril,--not from dishonor only, but perhaps from death.
young
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From this reading Zicci was left alone with the young Italian.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading He is capable of every crime; but amongst his passions he has such prudence as belongs to ambition: if you were not to reconcile yourself to your shame, you would never enter the world again to tell your tale.
Zicci
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From this reading Zicci was left alone with the young Italian.
