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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ivy, saxifrage and wild roses vie with each other in concealing the ruins.
away
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
basin
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
beautiful
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
carried
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
central
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From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
centuries
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
clearly
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From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
colonnade
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From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
coming
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From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
concealing
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From this reading Ivy, saxifrage and wild roses vie with each other in concealing the ruins.
court
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From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
dam
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
dried-up
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Ivy, saxifrage and wild roses vie with each other in concealing the ruins.
earth
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
edifice
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From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
extensive
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From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
Fiesole
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From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
find
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From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
Florence
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From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
fountain
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
gardens
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
grow
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
hall
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From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
high-road
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From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
hills
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
house
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From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
Ivy
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From this reading Ivy, saxifrage and wild roses vie with each other in concealing the ruins.
lay
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
lizards
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
luxuriantly
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
marble
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
meadows
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
modern
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From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
neighbouring
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
now
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
once
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From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
other
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From this reading Ivy, saxifrage and wild roses vie with each other in concealing the ruins.
peasants
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
pebble-filled
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
place
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
remains
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From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
roses
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From this reading Ivy, saxifrage and wild roses vie with each other in concealing the ruins.
ruins
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From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
runnels
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
saxifrage
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From this reading Ivy, saxifrage and wild roses vie with each other in concealing the ruins.
shining
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
show
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From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
slopes
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
stones
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
sun
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
up
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
vie
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From this reading Ivy, saxifrage and wild roses vie with each other in concealing the ruins.
villa-like
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From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
villages
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
vineyards
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From this reading For centuries the peasants in the neighbouring villages have carried away stones from this place in order to dam up the earth of their vineyards on the slopes of the hills.
wall
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From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
wanderer
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From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
Weeds
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
wide
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From this reading Weeds grow luxuriantly in the meadows where once lay in shining order the beautiful gardens; nothing has been left of them except the wide marble basin of a long dried-up fountain, in whose pebble-filled runnels the lizards now sun themselves.
wild
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From this reading Ivy, saxifrage and wild roses vie with each other in concealing the ruins.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ivy, saxifrage and wild roses vie with each other in concealing the ruins.
woods
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From this reading In the woods of Fiesole, a modern wanderer coming from Florence will find to the right of the high-road the ruins of an extensive villa-like edifice.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But even yet the remains clearly show where once stood the colonnade before the house, where the central hall, and where the wall of the court.
