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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 Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
addresses
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
affection
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From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
air
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
attached
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From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
bedsides
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
benches
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
bestowing
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
cabinet
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
charity
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
cheerfully
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
church
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From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
consulted
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
crowned
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From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
debts
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
directed
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From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
dirty
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
distributed
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
down
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
drawers
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
easily
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
entering
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From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
equals
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
especially
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From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
Europe
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From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
Father
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From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
gifts
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
greeted
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From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
handful
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
hard
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From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
head
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From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
highest
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From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
houses
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From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
inhabitants
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From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
inkhorn
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
kissed
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From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
man
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
minute
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
money
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
more
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From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
names
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
neighborhood
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From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
Opening
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
out
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
own
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From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
paper
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
paying
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
poorest
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From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
portable
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
provided
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
rather
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
respect
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From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
return
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
reverence
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From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
rickety
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
Rocco
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From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
rooms
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From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
sat
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
several
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
shown
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From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
silver
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
slate
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
small
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
some
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
steps
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From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
straight
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From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
strips
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
studio
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From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
study
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
talked
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
unconstrainedly
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From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
very
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From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the studio Father Rocco went straight to his own rooms, hard by the church to which he was attached.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In return, he talked to them as easily and unconstrainedly as if they were his equals; sat down cheerfully on dirty bedsides and rickety benches; and distributed his little gifts of money with the air of a man who was paying debts rather than bestowing charity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
women
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From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The women, especially, kissed his hands with more reverence than they would have shown to the highest crowned head in Europe.
wretched
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From this reading He directed his steps to the poorest part of the neighborhood; and entering some very wretched houses, was greeted by the inhabitants with great respect and affection.
written
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From this reading Opening a cabinet in his study, he took from one of its drawers a handful of small silver money, consulted for a minute or so a slate on which several names and addresses were written, provided himself with a portable inkhorn and some strips of paper, and again went out.
