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1900
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From this reading _ELEANOR_ The spring of the following year (1900) saw us again in Rome.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _ELEANOR_ The spring of the following year (1900) saw us again in Rome.
aided
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From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
amusing
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From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
April
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From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
assured
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
bland
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
bulk
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From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
carried
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From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
companion's
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From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
custode
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
diplomat
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
ELEANOR
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From this reading _ELEANOR_ The spring of the following year (1900) saw us again in Rome.
firmly
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
following
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From this reading _ELEANOR_ The spring of the following year (1900) saw us again in Rome.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
fortnight
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From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
FRIENDS
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From this reading ROMAN FRIENDS.
gates
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From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
Harcourt
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From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
height
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From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
hour
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
hours
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From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _ELEANOR_ The spring of the following year (1900) saw us again in Rome.
instance
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
library
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
momentum
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From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
natural
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From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
nervous
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _ELEANOR_ The spring of the following year (1900) saw us again in Rome.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
pretty
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From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
rather
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
ROMAN
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From this reading ROMAN FRIENDS.
Rome
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From this reading _ELEANOR_ The spring of the following year (1900) saw us again in Rome.
saw
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From this reading _ELEANOR_ The spring of the following year (1900) saw us again in Rome.
see
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
self-will
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From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
simply
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From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
Sir
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From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
some
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From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
specially
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From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
spent
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From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
spring
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From this reading _ELEANOR_ The spring of the following year (1900) saw us again in Rome.
storming
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _ELEANOR_ The spring of the following year (1900) saw us again in Rome.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
there
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From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
tourist
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _ELEANOR_ The spring of the following year (1900) saw us again in Rome.
Vatican
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
very
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
visitors
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
wake
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
wife
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
William
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From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
William's
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From this reading But Sir William's great height and bulk, aided by his pretty companion's self-will, simply carried us through the gates by their natural momentum.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.
year
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From this reading _ELEANOR_ The spring of the following year (1900) saw us again in Rome.
young
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From this reading I see myself, for instance, as a rather nervous tourist in his wake and that of the very determined wife of a young diplomat, storming the Vatican library at an hour when a bland _custode_ assured us firmly it was _not_ open to visitors.
