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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 I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
all
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
amphitheatre
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From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
anxious
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From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
arranged
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From this reading Temistocle had come, and you know what had passed between us, and how we had arranged the plan of the night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
back
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Temistocle had come, and you know what had passed between us, and how we had arranged the plan of the night.
boy's
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From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was no drawing back.
came
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
castle
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Temistocle had come, and you know what had passed between us, and how we had arranged the plan of the night.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
drawing
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From this reading But there was no drawing back.
evening
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
full
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Temistocle had come, and you know what had passed between us, and how we had arranged the plan of the night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
heartily
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From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
how
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
instead
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From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
invention
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From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
just
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Temistocle had come, and you know what had passed between us, and how we had arranged the plan of the night.
leaving
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
lecture-room
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From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
looking
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From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
moon
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
most
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From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
night
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From this reading Temistocle had come, and you know what had passed between us, and how we had arranged the plan of the night.
Nino's
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no drawing back.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
out
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From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
plan
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From this reading Temistocle had come, and you know what had passed between us, and how we had arranged the plan of the night.
pledged
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From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
plot
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From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
position
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From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
professor
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From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
ridiculous
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From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
sat
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From this reading I sat looking out, expecting him, and I was the most anxious professor that ever found himself in a ridiculous position.
see
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
Temistocle
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From this reading Temistocle had come, and you know what had passed between us, and how we had arranged the plan of the night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
there
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From this reading But there was no drawing back.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
touching
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
tower
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
University
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From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Temistocle had come, and you know what had passed between us, and how we had arranged the plan of the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Temistocle had come, and you know what had passed between us, and how we had arranged the plan of the night.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Temistocle had come, and you know what had passed between us, and how we had arranged the plan of the night.
wild
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From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
window
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From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
wish
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From this reading Most heartily did I wish myself in the little amphitheatre of my lecture-room at the University, instead of being pledged to this wild plot of my boy's invention.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I need not tell you how I passed all the time from Nino's leaving me until he came back in the evening, just as I could see from my window that the full moon was touching the tower of the castle.
