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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 Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But De Pretis was in such a temper that he shook the room and everything in it, as he stamped about the brick floor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But De Pretis was in such a temper that he shook the room and everything in it, as he stamped about the brick floor.
asleep
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From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was not long before he had told me the cause of his trouble.
Benoni
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From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
brick
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From this reading But De Pretis was in such a temper that he shook the room and everything in it, as he stamped about the brick floor.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But De Pretis was in such a temper that he shook the room and everything in it, as he stamped about the brick floor.
came
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From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
cause
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From this reading It was not long before he had told me the cause of his trouble.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
De
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From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
dispensing
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From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
due
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From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
Early
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From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But De Pretis was in such a temper that he shook the room and everything in it, as he stamped about the brick floor.
floor
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From this reading But De Pretis was in such a temper that he shook the room and everything in it, as he stamped about the brick floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
formal
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From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
future
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From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
Graf
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From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
house
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From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
inclosing
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From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But De Pretis was in such a temper that he shook the room and everything in it, as he stamped about the brick floor.
just
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From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
lessons
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From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
Lira
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From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not long before he had told me the cause of his trouble.
making
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From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not long before he had told me the cause of his trouble.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
Nino
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From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
Nino's
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From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
noise
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From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
note
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From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not long before he had told me the cause of his trouble.
Pretis
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From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
received
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From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
room
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From this reading But De Pretis was in such a temper that he shook the room and everything in it, as he stamped about the brick floor.
seen
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From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
services
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From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
shook
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From this reading But De Pretis was in such a temper that he shook the room and everything in it, as he stamped about the brick floor.
Signor
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From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
sound
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From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
stamped
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From this reading But De Pretis was in such a temper that he shook the room and everything in it, as he stamped about the brick floor.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But De Pretis was in such a temper that he shook the room and everything in it, as he stamped about the brick floor.
temper
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From this reading But De Pretis was in such a temper that he shook the room and everything in it, as he stamped about the brick floor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But De Pretis was in such a temper that he shook the room and everything in it, as he stamped about the brick floor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not long before he had told me the cause of his trouble.
trouble
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From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
visit
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From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
von
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From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
wake
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From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
why
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From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had just received a formal note from the Graf von Lira, inclosing the amount due to him for lessons, and dispensing with his services for the future.
wringing
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From this reading Early in the morning after Nino's visit to Signor Benoni, De Pretis came to my house, wringing his hands and making a great trouble and noise.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I had not yet seen Nino, who was sound asleep, though I could not imagine why he did not wake.
