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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 GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
able
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From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among them were some whom he remembered with esteem in England.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
arrived
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From this reading Godolphin arrived at Rome: it was thronged with English.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
attention
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From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
become
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From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
COLOSSEUM
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From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
courted
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From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
CURE
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From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
dispense
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From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
eagerness
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From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
EMBARRASSMENT
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From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
England
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From this reading Among them were some whom he remembered with esteem in England.
English
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From this reading Godolphin arrived at Rome: it was thronged with English.
entered
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From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
esteem
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From this reading Among them were some whom he remembered with esteem in England.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
FRIEND
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From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
GODOLPHIN
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From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
grow
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From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
grown
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From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Among them were some whom he remembered with esteem in England.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
IDEALISM
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From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
idle
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From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
interest
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From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Godolphin arrived at Rome: it was thronged with English.
less
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From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
LUCILLA
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From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
men
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From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
MORBID
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From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
object
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From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
OLD
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From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
older
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From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
REGARD
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From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
remembered
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From this reading Among them were some whom he remembered with esteem in England.
RENCONTRE
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From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
ROME
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From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
society
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From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
solitude
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From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
some
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From this reading Among them were some whom he remembered with esteem in England.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
SURPRISE
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From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Among them were some whom he remembered with esteem in England.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was still an object of great interest to the idle; and as men grow older they become less able to dispense with attention.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
thronged
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From this reading Godolphin arrived at Rome: it was thronged with English.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Godolphin arrived at Rome: it was thronged with English.
weary
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From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Among them were some whom he remembered with esteem in England.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had grown a little weary of his long solitude, and he entered with eagerness into the society of those who courted him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Among them were some whom he remembered with esteem in England.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GODOLPHIN AT ROME.--THE CURE FOR A MORBID IDEALISM.--HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN REGARD TO LUCILLA.--THE RENCONTRE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.--THE COLOSSEUM.--A SURPRISE.
