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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 She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
acquirements
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From this reading What most surprised him was her profound acquirements in the more difficult branches of the art.
all
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From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The character of Beatrice unfolded more and more every day, and every new development excited the wonder of Brandon.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading What most surprised him was her profound acquirements in the more difficult branches of the art.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
Beatrice
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From this reading The character of Beatrice unfolded more and more every day, and every new development excited the wonder of Brandon.
branches
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From this reading What most surprised him was her profound acquirements in the more difficult branches of the art.
Brandon
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From this reading The character of Beatrice unfolded more and more every day, and every new development excited the wonder of Brandon.
breath
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From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
case
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From this reading It was not merely the case of a great natural gift of voice.
character
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From this reading The character of Beatrice unfolded more and more every day, and every new development excited the wonder of Brandon.
coloring
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From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
day
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From this reading The character of Beatrice unfolded more and more every day, and every new development excited the wonder of Brandon.
development
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From this reading The character of Beatrice unfolded more and more every day, and every new development excited the wonder of Brandon.
difficult
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From this reading What most surprised him was her profound acquirements in the more difficult branches of the art.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The character of Beatrice unfolded more and more every day, and every new development excited the wonder of Brandon.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The character of Beatrice unfolded more and more every day, and every new development excited the wonder of Brandon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
gift
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From this reading It was not merely the case of a great natural gift of voice.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not merely the case of a great natural gift of voice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What most surprised him was her profound acquirements in the more difficult branches of the art.
how
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From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
IMPROVISATORE
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From this reading THE IMPROVISATORE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What most surprised him was her profound acquirements in the more difficult branches of the art.
indeed
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From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
like
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From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
merely
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From this reading It was not merely the case of a great natural gift of voice.
more
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From this reading The character of Beatrice unfolded more and more every day, and every new development excited the wonder of Brandon.
most
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From this reading What most surprised him was her profound acquirements in the more difficult branches of the art.
music
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From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
natural
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From this reading It was not merely the case of a great natural gift of voice.
new
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From this reading The character of Beatrice unfolded more and more every day, and every new development excited the wonder of Brandon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not merely the case of a great natural gift of voice.
noticed
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From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
now
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From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The character of Beatrice unfolded more and more every day, and every new development excited the wonder of Brandon.
once
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From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
profound
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From this reading What most surprised him was her profound acquirements in the more difficult branches of the art.
said
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From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What most surprised him was her profound acquirements in the more difficult branches of the art.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE IMPROVISATORE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
thoughts
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From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
unfolded
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From this reading The character of Beatrice unfolded more and more every day, and every new development excited the wonder of Brandon.
voice
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From this reading It was not merely the case of a great natural gift of voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What most surprised him was her profound acquirements in the more difficult branches of the art.
witnessed
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From this reading She said once that music was to her like the breath of life, and indeed it seemed to be; for now, since Brandon had witnessed her powers, he noticed how all her thoughts took a coloring from this.
wonder
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From this reading The character of Beatrice unfolded more and more every day, and every new development excited the wonder of Brandon.
