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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 Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
Accompanied
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
acted
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
adventure
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From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
amphitheatre
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From this reading Emerging from the _vomitorio_, we stood upon the steps of the colossal amphitheatre.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
apprehension
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From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
bent
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From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
Borgia
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From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
chose
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From this reading THE MARCHESA Une chose tenebreuse fait par des hommes tenebreux.
colossal
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From this reading Emerging from the _vomitorio_, we stood upon the steps of the colossal amphitheatre.
Colosseum
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From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever suspicions I might entertain, I pursued my course in silence.
des
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From this reading THE MARCHESA Une chose tenebreuse fait par des hommes tenebreux.
discover
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
Emerging
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From this reading Emerging from the _vomitorio_, we stood upon the steps of the colossal amphitheatre.
entertain
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From this reading Whatever suspicions I might entertain, I pursued my course in silence.
fait
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From this reading THE MARCHESA Une chose tenebreuse fait par des hommes tenebreux.
fancied
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
figures
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Emerging from the _vomitorio_, we stood upon the steps of the colossal amphitheatre.
full
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From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
guide
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
hand
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
hommes
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From this reading THE MARCHESA Une chose tenebreuse fait par des hommes tenebreux.
horn
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
involved
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From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
labyrinthine
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From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
lantern
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
light
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
Lucrece
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From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
lurking
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
MARCHESA
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From this reading THE MARCHESA Une chose tenebreuse fait par des hommes tenebreux.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whatever suspicions I might entertain, I pursued my course in silence.
monk
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
night
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From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
par
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From this reading THE MARCHESA Une chose tenebreuse fait par des hommes tenebreux.
passages
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From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
pursued
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From this reading Whatever suspicions I might entertain, I pursued my course in silence.
ruin
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
shades
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Whatever suspicions I might entertain, I pursued my course in silence.
small
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
stealthy
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
steps
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From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emerging from the _vomitorio_, we stood upon the steps of the colossal amphitheatre.
suspicions
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From this reading Whatever suspicions I might entertain, I pursued my course in silence.
tenebreuse
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From this reading THE MARCHESA Une chose tenebreuse fait par des hommes tenebreux.
tenebreux
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From this reading THE MARCHESA Une chose tenebreuse fait par des hommes tenebreux.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARCHESA Une chose tenebreuse fait par des hommes tenebreux.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
uncertain
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From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
Une
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From this reading THE MARCHESA Une chose tenebreuse fait par des hommes tenebreux.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Emerging from the _vomitorio_, we stood upon the steps of the colossal amphitheatre.
vomitorio
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From this reading Emerging from the _vomitorio_, we stood upon the steps of the colossal amphitheatre.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Emerging from the _vomitorio_, we stood upon the steps of the colossal amphitheatre.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever suspicions I might entertain, I pursued my course in silence.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Accompanied by a monk, who, with a small horn lantern in his hand, acted as my guide, I fancied that, by its uncertain light, I could discover stealthy figures lurking within the shades of the ruin.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading --_Lucrece Borgia._ On the same night I bent my steps towards the Colosseum; and, full of my adventure of the morning, found myself, not without apprehension, involved within its labyrinthine passages.
