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1898
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
all
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
apartment
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From this reading We tried to get an apartment at Frascati, but in vain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
artistic
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
away
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
BARBERINI
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From this reading THE VILLA BARBERINI.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
Beaumont
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
Beaumont's
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From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
came
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From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
Châteaubriand
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
currents
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
de
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
double
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
down
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
Eleanor
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
end
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From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
far
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
Frascati
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From this reading We tried to get an apartment at Frascati, but in vain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
gathered
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
get
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From this reading We tried to get an apartment at Frascati, but in vain.
HENRY
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
historical
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
imposed
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From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
impossible
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
influences
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
inquiries
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
JAMES
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
jotted
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
knew
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
led
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
love-story
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
Madame
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
melancholy
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From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
note-paper
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
once
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From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
place
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
played
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
political
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
Roman
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From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
Rome
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From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
seem
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
setting
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From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
sheet
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
some
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
speak
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From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.
spend
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
spring
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
suggestions
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
summer
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VILLA BARBERINI.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
tides
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
too
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
tried
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From this reading We tried to get an apartment at Frascati, but in vain.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
vain
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From this reading We tried to get an apartment at Frascati, but in vain.
VILLA
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From this reading THE VILLA BARBERINI.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
write
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From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
writing
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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.
