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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 At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
able
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From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
address
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From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
big
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From this reading At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at Siena he and his courier together could obtain no information.
CASALUNGA
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From this reading CASALUNGA.
certainly
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From this reading At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
clerks
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From this reading At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But at Siena he and his courier together could obtain no information.
courier
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From this reading But at Siena he and his courier together could obtain no information.
courteous
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From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
doubt
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From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
easy
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From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
find
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From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
Florence
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From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
gone
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From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
importance
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From this reading At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
information
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From this reading But at Siena he and his courier together could obtain no information.
introduced
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From this reading At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
learn
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From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
man
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From this reading At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
Marmaduke
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From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
officials
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From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
person
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From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
post-office
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From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
Siena
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From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
some
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From this reading At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
superintendent
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From this reading At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
there
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From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
tidings
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From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
together
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From this reading But at Siena he and his courier together could obtain no information.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
Trevelyan
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From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
Trevelyan's
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From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
very
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From this reading This person had been very courteous to him, and he had gone to Siena thinking that he would find it easy to obtain Trevelyan's address,--or to learn that there was no such person there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At Florence he had been introduced to some gentleman who was certainly of importance,--a superintendent who had clerks under him and who was a big man.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sir Marmaduke had been told at the Florence post-office that he would no doubt be able to hear tidings of Trevelyan, and to learn his address, from the officials in the post-office at Siena.
