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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
al
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
arrival
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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
away
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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
Che
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
cominciar
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
consent
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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
courage
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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
DANTE
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From this reading —DANTE: _Il Purgatorio_.
days
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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
desire
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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
di
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
E
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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
fa
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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
gem
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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
Genoa
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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
get
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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
grave
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
Gwendolen
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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
helped
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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
Il
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From this reading —DANTE: _Il Purgatorio_.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
male
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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
many
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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
men
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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
montagna
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
mother's
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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
più
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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
Purgatorio
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From this reading —DANTE: _Il Purgatorio_.
quanto
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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
Questa
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
rally
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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
remain
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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
sea
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From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
sempre
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
sotto
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
su
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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
tale
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
uom
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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
va
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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
è
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.