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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 Then he took the Via de’ Cappellari, a narrow lane and dirty enough.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he took the Via de’ Cappellari, a narrow lane and dirty enough.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
big
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From this reading Father Miró was a tiny little man, dark and filthy, with a worn-out cassock, covered with dandruff, and a large dirty square cap with a big rosette.
blue
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
came
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From this reading He came to the college and entered the church contiguous to it.
cap
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From this reading Father Miró was a tiny little man, dark and filthy, with a worn-out cassock, covered with dandruff, and a large dirty square cap with a big rosette.
Cappellari
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From this reading Then he took the Via de’ Cappellari, a narrow lane and dirty enough.
cassock
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From this reading Father Miró was a tiny little man, dark and filthy, with a worn-out cassock, covered with dandruff, and a large dirty square cap with a big rosette.
church
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From this reading He came to the college and entered the church contiguous to it.
clothes
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From this reading From one side to the other clothes were hung out to dry.
college
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From this reading He came to the college and entered the church contiguous to it.
conducted
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
contiguous
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From this reading He came to the college and entered the church contiguous to it.
covered
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From this reading Father Miró was a tiny little man, dark and filthy, with a worn-out cassock, covered with dandruff, and a large dirty square cap with a big rosette.
dandruff
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From this reading Father Miró was a tiny little man, dark and filthy, with a worn-out cassock, covered with dandruff, and a large dirty square cap with a big rosette.
dark
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From this reading Father Miró was a tiny little man, dark and filthy, with a worn-out cassock, covered with dandruff, and a large dirty square cap with a big rosette.
de
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From this reading Then he took the Via de’ Cappellari, a narrow lane and dirty enough.
dirty
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From this reading Then he took the Via de’ Cappellari, a narrow lane and dirty enough.
dry
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From this reading From one side to the other clothes were hung out to dry.
enough
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From this reading Then he took the Via de’ Cappellari, a narrow lane and dirty enough.
entered
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From this reading He came to the college and entered the church contiguous to it.
entrance
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
Father
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
filthy
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From this reading Father Miró was a tiny little man, dark and filthy, with a worn-out cassock, covered with dandruff, and a large dirty square cap with a big rosette.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From one side to the other clothes were hung out to dry.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he took the Via de’ Cappellari, a narrow lane and dirty enough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
hung
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From this reading From one side to the other clothes were hung out to dry.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He came to the college and entered the church contiguous to it.
lane
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From this reading Then he took the Via de’ Cappellari, a narrow lane and dirty enough.
large
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From this reading Father Miró was a tiny little man, dark and filthy, with a worn-out cassock, covered with dandruff, and a large dirty square cap with a big rosette.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Father Miró was a tiny little man, dark and filthy, with a worn-out cassock, covered with dandruff, and a large dirty square cap with a big rosette.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
looking
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
made
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
man
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
Miró
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
mount
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
moustache
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
narrow
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From this reading Then he took the Via de’ Cappellari, a narrow lane and dirty enough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
office
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
old
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From one side to the other clothes were hung out to dry.
other
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From this reading From one side to the other clothes were hung out to dry.
out
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From this reading From one side to the other clothes were hung out to dry.
overcoat
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
rosette
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From this reading Father Miró was a tiny little man, dark and filthy, with a worn-out cassock, covered with dandruff, and a large dirty square cap with a big rosette.
sacristan
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
side
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From this reading From one side to the other clothes were hung out to dry.
square
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From this reading Father Miró was a tiny little man, dark and filthy, with a worn-out cassock, covered with dandruff, and a large dirty square cap with a big rosette.
staircase
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he took the Via de’ Cappellari, a narrow lane and dirty enough.
Then
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From this reading Then he took the Via de’ Cappellari, a narrow lane and dirty enough.
tiny
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From this reading Father Miró was a tiny little man, dark and filthy, with a worn-out cassock, covered with dandruff, and a large dirty square cap with a big rosette.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From one side to the other clothes were hung out to dry.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he took the Via de’ Cappellari, a narrow lane and dirty enough.
ViaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading Then he took the Via de’ Cappellari, a narrow lane and dirty enough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From one side to the other clothes were hung out to dry.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
wooden
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From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He asked for Father Miró; a sacristan with a long moustache and a worn blue overcoat, took him to another entrance, made him mount an old wooden staircase, and conducted him to the office of the man he was looking for.
worn-out
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From this reading Father Miró was a tiny little man, dark and filthy, with a worn-out cassock, covered with dandruff, and a large dirty square cap with a big rosette.
