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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 Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The train left the station, crossed the bridge to the mainland, and was presently speeding on her way across Europe.
Adriatic
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From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
beautiful
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From this reading She seemed to have become her old self in a few hours, and Glenbarth's delight was beautiful to witness.
become
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From this reading She seemed to have become her old self in a few hours, and Glenbarth's delight was beautiful to witness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ever since the morning Miss Trevor's spirits had been steadily improving.
bridge
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From this reading The train left the station, crossed the bridge to the mainland, and was presently speeding on her way across Europe.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
charm
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From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
conclusion
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From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
crossed
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day
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From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
delight
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From this reading She seemed to have become her old self in a few hours, and Glenbarth's delight was beautiful to witness.
Europe
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From this reading The train left the station, crossed the bridge to the mainland, and was presently speeding on her way across Europe.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since the morning Miss Trevor's spirits had been steadily improving.
few
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From this reading She seemed to have become her old self in a few hours, and Glenbarth's delight was beautiful to witness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
Galaghetti's
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From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
Glenbarth's
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From this reading She seemed to have become her old self in a few hours, and Glenbarth's delight was beautiful to witness.
good-bye
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From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She seemed to have become her old self in a few hours, and Glenbarth's delight was beautiful to witness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
hours
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From this reading She seemed to have become her old self in a few hours, and Glenbarth's delight was beautiful to witness.
improving
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From this reading Ever since the morning Miss Trevor's spirits had been steadily improving.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The train left the station, crossed the bridge to the mainland, and was presently speeding on her way across Europe.
lives
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From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
lost
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From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
mainland
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From this reading The train left the station, crossed the bridge to the mainland, and was presently speeding on her way across Europe.
Miss
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From this reading Ever since the morning Miss Trevor's spirits had been steadily improving.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since the morning Miss Trevor's spirits had been steadily improving.
much
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From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
off
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From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
old
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From this reading She seemed to have become her old self in a few hours, and Glenbarth's delight was beautiful to witness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The train left the station, crossed the bridge to the mainland, and was presently speeding on her way across Europe.
once
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From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
Paris
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From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
presently
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From this reading The train left the station, crossed the bridge to the mainland, and was presently speeding on her way across Europe.
Queen
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From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
say
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From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to have become her old self in a few hours, and Glenbarth's delight was beautiful to witness.
self
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From this reading She seemed to have become her old self in a few hours, and Glenbarth's delight was beautiful to witness.
set
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From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed to have become her old self in a few hours, and Glenbarth's delight was beautiful to witness.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since the morning Miss Trevor's spirits had been steadily improving.
sorrow
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From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
sorry
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From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
speeding
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From this reading The train left the station, crossed the bridge to the mainland, and was presently speeding on her way across Europe.
spirits
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From this reading Ever since the morning Miss Trevor's spirits had been steadily improving.
station
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From this reading The train left the station, crossed the bridge to the mainland, and was presently speeding on her way across Europe.
stay
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From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
steadily
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From this reading Ever since the morning Miss Trevor's spirits had been steadily improving.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
train
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From this reading The train left the station, crossed the bridge to the mainland, and was presently speeding on her way across Europe.
Trevor's
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From this reading Ever since the morning Miss Trevor's spirits had been steadily improving.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
Venice
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From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The train left the station, crossed the bridge to the mainland, and was presently speeding on her way across Europe.
way
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From this reading The train left the station, crossed the bridge to the mainland, and was presently speeding on her way across Europe.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Next day, much to Galaghetti's sorrow, we suddenly brought our stay in Venice to a conclusion, and set off for Paris.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Queen of the Adriatic had lost her charm for us, and for once in our lives we were not sorry to say good-bye to her.
witness
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From this reading She seemed to have become her old self in a few hours, and Glenbarth's delight was beautiful to witness.
