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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 Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
acquaint
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is already aware that Colonel della Rebbia, Orso’s father, had been assassinated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
asleep
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
assassinated
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From this reading He is already aware that Colonel della Rebbia, Orso’s father, had been assassinated.
aware
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From this reading He is already aware that Colonel della Rebbia, Orso’s father, had been assassinated.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
beautiful
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He is already aware that Colonel della Rebbia, Orso’s father, had been assassinated.
begun
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From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
better
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From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In Corsica a man is murdered by his enemies--but the reason he has enemies is often very difficult to discover.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
certain
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
Colomba
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
colonel
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
convict
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From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
Corsica
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From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
daughter
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
della
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From this reading He is already aware that Colonel della Rebbia, Orso’s father, had been assassinated.
desires
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
devise
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From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
difficult
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From this reading In Corsica a man is murdered by his enemies--but the reason he has enemies is often very difficult to discover.
discover
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From this reading In Corsica a man is murdered by his enemies--but the reason he has enemies is often very difficult to discover.
enemies
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From this reading In Corsica a man is murdered by his enemies--but the reason he has enemies is often very difficult to discover.
escaped
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From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
father
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From this reading He is already aware that Colonel della Rebbia, Orso’s father, had been assassinated.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
follow
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
France
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From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
further
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He is already aware that Colonel della Rebbia, Orso’s father, had been assassinated.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Corsica a man is murdered by his enemies--but the reason he has enemies is often very difficult to discover.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
history
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
Horace
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From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
man
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From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
means
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From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
media
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From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
murdered
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From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
Now
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
obedience
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From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
often
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From this reading In Corsica a man is murdered by his enemies--but the reason he has enemies is often very difficult to discover.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
opportunity
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
Orso's
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From this reading He is already aware that Colonel della Rebbia, Orso’s father, had been assassinated.
people
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From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
plunging
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From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
precept
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From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
reader
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
reason
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From this reading In Corsica a man is murdered by his enemies--but the reason he has enemies is often very difficult to discover.
Rebbia
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From this reading He is already aware that Colonel della Rebbia, Orso’s father, had been assassinated.
relieving
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From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
res
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From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
seize
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
silver-plate
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From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is in obedience to the precept of Horace that I have begun by plunging _in media res_.
veracious
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From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
very
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From this reading In Corsica a man is murdered by his enemies--but the reason he has enemies is often very difficult to discover.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now, in Corsica, people are not murdered, as they are in France, by the first escaped convict who can devise no better means of relieving a man of his silver-plate.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now that every one is asleep--the beautiful Colomba, the colonel, and his daughter--I will seize the opportunity to acquaint my reader with certain details of which he must not be ignorant, if he desires to follow the further course of this veracious history.
