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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 His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
accompanied
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From this reading So Mr. Glascock returned to the hotel at Florence, accompanied by the tall man who wore the buttons.
altogether
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
AMERICAN
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From this reading THE AMERICAN MINISTER.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
autumn
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
bearable
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From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
become
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From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
better
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From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
buttons
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From this reading So Mr. Glascock returned to the hotel at Florence, accompanied by the tall man who wore the buttons.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So Mr. Glascock returned to the hotel at Florence, accompanied by the tall man who wore the buttons.
comfort
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From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
condition
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From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
day's
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
father
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From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
find
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
Florence
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From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
Glascock
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From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
gone
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
hardly
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From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
heat
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
hotel
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From this reading So Mr. Glascock returned to the hotel at Florence, accompanied by the tall man who wore the buttons.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
intending
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From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
knew
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
man
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From this reading So Mr. Glascock returned to the hotel at Florence, accompanied by the tall man who wore the buttons.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
MINISTER
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From this reading THE AMERICAN MINISTER.
Mr
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From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
much
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From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
Naples
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From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
notice
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
nurse
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
obliged
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
October
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From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
out
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
presence
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From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
put
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
reach
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
receive
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From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
remain
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From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
returning
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
said
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From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
second
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From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Mr. Glascock returned to the hotel at Florence, accompanied by the tall man who wore the buttons.
son's
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From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
tall
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From this reading So Mr. Glascock returned to the hotel at Florence, accompanied by the tall man who wore the buttons.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMERICAN MINISTER.
there
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From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
unwilling
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From this reading His mind was gone, and he knew no one but his nurse; and, though Mr. Glascock was unwilling to put himself altogether out of the reach of returning at a day's notice, he did not find himself obliged to remain in Naples during the heat of the autumn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father was said to be better, but was in such a condition as hardly to receive much comfort from his son's presence.
weather
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From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
week
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From this reading In the second week in October, Mr. Glascock returned to Florence, intending to remain there till the weather should have become bearable at Naples.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So Mr. Glascock returned to the hotel at Florence, accompanied by the tall man who wore the buttons.
wore
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From this reading So Mr. Glascock returned to the hotel at Florence, accompanied by the tall man who wore the buttons.
