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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 As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
ALL
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From this reading THE WEAKNESS OF ALL VIRTUE SPRINGING ONLY FROM THE FEELINGS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the evening before Godolphin left Rome.
certify
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From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
darkness
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From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
day
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From this reading He had written to Lucilla the day before, a long, a kind, nay, a noble outpouring of his thoughts and feelings.
descried
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From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
disappointed
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From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
discontented
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From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
distance
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From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
down
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From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
eagerly
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From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
entering
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From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
evening
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From this reading It was the evening before Godolphin left Rome.
FEELINGS
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From this reading THE WEAKNESS OF ALL VIRTUE SPRINGING ONLY FROM THE FEELINGS.
figure
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From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WEAKNESS OF ALL VIRTUE SPRINGING ONLY FROM THE FEELINGS.
Godolphin
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From this reading It was the evening before Godolphin left Rome.
gone
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From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had written to Lucilla the day before, a long, a kind, nay, a noble outpouring of his thoughts and feelings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the evening before Godolphin left Rome.
kind
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From this reading He had written to Lucilla the day before, a long, a kind, nay, a noble outpouring of his thoughts and feelings.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the evening before Godolphin left Rome.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had written to Lucilla the day before, a long, a kind, nay, a noble outpouring of his thoughts and feelings.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
Lucilla
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From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
moody
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From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading He had written to Lucilla the day before, a long, a kind, nay, a noble outpouring of his thoughts and feelings.
noble
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From this reading He had written to Lucilla the day before, a long, a kind, nay, a noble outpouring of his thoughts and feelings.
notes
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From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WEAKNESS OF ALL VIRTUE SPRINGING ONLY FROM THE FEELINGS.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
ONLY
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From this reading THE WEAKNESS OF ALL VIRTUE SPRINGING ONLY FROM THE FEELINGS.
outpouring
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From this reading He had written to Lucilla the day before, a long, a kind, nay, a noble outpouring of his thoughts and feelings.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
palazzo
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From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
papers
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From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
reminded
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From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
result
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From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
Rome
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From this reading It was the evening before Godolphin left Rome.
rooms
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From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
sat
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From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
SPRINGING
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From this reading THE WEAKNESS OF ALL VIRTUE SPRINGING ONLY FROM THE FEELINGS.
table
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From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEAKNESS OF ALL VIRTUE SPRINGING ONLY FROM THE FEELINGS.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
thoughts
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From this reading He had written to Lucilla the day before, a long, a kind, nay, a noble outpouring of his thoughts and feelings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had written to Lucilla the day before, a long, a kind, nay, a noble outpouring of his thoughts and feelings.
VIRTUEnounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading THE WEAKNESS OF ALL VIRTUE SPRINGING ONLY FROM THE FEELINGS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the evening before Godolphin left Rome.
WEAKNESSnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading THE WEAKNESS OF ALL VIRTUE SPRINGING ONLY FROM THE FEELINGS.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On entering his rooms, he looked eagerly over the papers and notes on his table: he seemed disappointed with the result, and sat himself down in moody and discontented thought.
wrapped
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From this reading As he was entering his palazzo he descried, in the darkness, and at a little distance, a figure wrapped in a mantle, that reminded him of Lucilla;--ere he could certify himself, it was gone.
written
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From this reading He had written to Lucilla the day before, a long, a kind, nay, a noble outpouring of his thoughts and feelings.
