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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 The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
air
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
Benecke
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From this reading 'Father Benecke!' she said to Eleanor.
bit
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
blaze
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
broad
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
climb
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From this reading 'What a climb for him in this heat!
commanded
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
convent
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
day
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you say he had gone to Selvapendente?
Eleanor
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
enjoyment
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
Father
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From this reading 'Father Benecke!' she said to Eleanor.
felt
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
figure
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'What a climb for him in this heat!
fresh
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
glow
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
gone
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From this reading Did you say he had gone to Selvapendente?
grew
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Did you say he had gone to Selvapendente?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did you say he had gone to Selvapendente?
heat
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From this reading 'What a climb for him in this heat!
held
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
hill
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'What a climb for him in this heat!
hot
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
idly
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
just
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
keen
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
loggia
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
Lucy
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
meal
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
midday
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
mounting
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
outer
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
perceived
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
physical
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
pure
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
quality
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
road
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
said
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From this reading 'Father Benecke!' she said to Eleanor.
say
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From this reading Did you say he had gone to Selvapendente?
Selvapendente
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From this reading Did you say he had gone to Selvapendente?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
shelter
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
sitting
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
suffered
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'What a climb for him in this heat!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Father Benecke!' she said to Eleanor.
very
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
visibly
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
wall
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From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What a climb for him in this heat!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After their midday meal Lucy was sitting idly on the outer wall of the _loggia_ which commanded the bit of road just outside the convent, when she perceived a figure mounting the hill.
world
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From this reading The day grew very hot, and Eleanor suffered visibly, even though the quality of the air remained throughout pure and fresh, and Lucy in the shelter of the broad _loggia_ felt nothing but a keen physical enjoyment of the glow and blaze that held the outer world.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you say he had gone to Selvapendente?
