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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 Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
alleys
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
aloes
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
American
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From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
Audouin
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
away
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
balustraded
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
bower
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
careful
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From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
clematis
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
Colin
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From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
companion
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From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
cup
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
days
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From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
deal
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From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
down
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
English
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From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
fall
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
filled
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
flowers
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
foreground
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
gaily
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From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
garden
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
glance
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From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
gone
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
Gwen
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From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
Hiram
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From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
how
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From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
I'm
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
Italian
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
love
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
lovely
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
men
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
met
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From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
moment
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
more
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From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
mouldering
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
Mr
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From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
occasions
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From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
once
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From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
oranges
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
out
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
pairs
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
Panormi
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
pears
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
picture
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
pretty
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
prickly
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
saw
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From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
see
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From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
show
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
side
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From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
sketches
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
spot
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
statues
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
stolen
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
Sunday
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
talk
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From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
tazzas
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
tea
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
Ten
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From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
terraces
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
three
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From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
together
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From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
two
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From this reading |Ten days had passed, and during those ten days Gwen had met both Hiram and Colin on two or three occasions.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
Villa
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From this reading At last, one Sunday afternoon, both the young men 'had gone out to the Villa Panormi with Audouin, for a cup of afternoon tea in the garden; and after tea was over, they had stolen away in pairs down the long alleys of oranges, and among the broken statues and tazzas filled with flowers upon the mouldering balustraded Italian terraces.
want
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
watercolour
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
whole
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
Winthrop
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From this reading 'Come with me, Mr. Winthrop,' Gwen cried gaily to Hiram (with a side glance at Colin once more to see how he took it).
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
you'll
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From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
young
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From this reading Each time she saw them together she was careful to talk a great deal more with the young American than with his English companion.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I want to show you such a lovely spot for one of your pretty little watercolour sketches--a bower of clematis, with such great prickly pears and aloes for the foreground, that I'm sure you'll fall in love with the whole picture the moment you see it.'
