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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 Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
always
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From this reading They were on the south side of the hill, and the olives gave them none of the little shadow they have in their power, for the trees next the sun were always below the road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
animals
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
ascending
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
attended
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
attentions
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
bonnet
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
borne
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
cannot
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From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
curious
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɛst/
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
donkeys
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
England
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From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
face
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were on the south side of the hill, and the olives gave them none of the little shadow they have in their power, for the trees next the sun were always below the road.
gave
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From this reading They were on the south side of the hill, and the olives gave them none of the little shadow they have in their power, for the trees next the sun were always below the road.
guide
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They were on the south side of the hill, and the olives gave them none of the little shadow they have in their power, for the trees next the sun were always below the road.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
hill
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From this reading They were on the south side of the hill, and the olives gave them none of the little shadow they have in their power, for the trees next the sun were always below the road.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WITHOUT HIS PARENTS.
husband
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
including
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
innocent
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
Italy
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From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
lady
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
large
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
lovely
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
man
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
mean
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From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
means
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From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
mules
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading They were on the south side of the hill, and the olives gave them none of the little shadow they have in their power, for the trees next the sun were always below the road.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were on the south side of the hill, and the olives gave them none of the little shadow they have in their power, for the trees next the sun were always below the road.
often
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
olive
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
olives
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From this reading They were on the south side of the hill, and the olives gave them none of the little shadow they have in their power, for the trees next the sun were always below the road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
PARENTS
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From this reading WITHOUT HIS PARENTS.
perhaps
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
power
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From this reading They were on the south side of the hill, and the olives gave them none of the little shadow they have in their power, for the trees next the sun were always below the road.
red
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
road
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
seem
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
seems
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From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading They were on the south side of the hill, and the olives gave them none of the little shadow they have in their power, for the trees next the sun were always below the road.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
sheltered
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
shine
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From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
shone
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
side
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From this reading They were on the south side of the hill, and the olives gave them none of the little shadow they have in their power, for the trees next the sun were always below the road.
slowly
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
south
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From this reading They were on the south side of the hill, and the olives gave them none of the little shadow they have in their power, for the trees next the sun were always below the road.
steep
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
stout
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
suffer
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
sun
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From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
sympathy
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
terraced
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were on the south side of the hill, and the olives gave them none of the little shadow they have in their power, for the trees next the sun were always below the road.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
Thus
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
trees
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
ugliness
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
very
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
wants
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From this reading The sun in England seems to shine because he cannot help it; the sun in Italy seems to shine because he means it, and wants to mean it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
wife
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
wiped
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From this reading The man often wiped his red, innocent face, and looked not a little distressed; but the lady, although as stout as he, did not seem to suffer, perhaps because she was sheltered by a very large bonnet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading WITHOUT HIS PARENTS.
zigzagged
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From this reading Thus he shone the next morning, including in his attentions a curious little couple, husband and wife, who, attended by a guide, and borne by animals which might be mules and might be donkeys, and were not lovely to look on except through sympathy with their ugliness, were slowly ascending a steep terraced and zigzagged road, with olive trees above and below them.
