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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 LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had to confess to himself, "I have not come to the right place, after all."
all
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From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
away
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From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was positive that he had never seen them before.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
brought
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
building
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From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
came
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
come
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From this reading He had to confess to himself, "I have not come to the right place, after all."
confess
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From this reading He had to confess to himself, "I have not come to the right place, after all."
distance
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From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
few
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From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
followed
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
front
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From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
GARDA
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From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was positive that he had never seen them before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had to confess to himself, "I have not come to the right place, after all."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was positive that he had never seen them before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had to confess to himself, "I have not come to the right place, after all."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He had to confess to himself, "I have not come to the right place, after all."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
LAKE
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From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
large
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From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
lay
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
looked
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From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
never
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From this reading He was positive that he had never seen them before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had to confess to himself, "I have not come to the right place, after all."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
paces
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From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
path
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
place
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From this reading He had to confess to himself, "I have not come to the right place, after all."
positive
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From this reading He was positive that he had never seen them before.
Rico
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From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
right
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From this reading He had to confess to himself, "I have not come to the right place, after all."
road
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
sadly
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
seen
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From this reading He was positive that he had never seen them before.
shimmering
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
sky-blue
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
space
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From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
standstill
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
station
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From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
strange
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From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
street
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From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
sudden
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
sunshine
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was positive that he had never seen them before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was positive that he had never seen them before.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
trees
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
turn
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
walked
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From this reading LAKE GARDA Rico walked a few paces away from the station and looked about him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was positive that he had never seen them before.
water
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From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He sadly followed along the path between the trees until he came to a turn in the road which brought him to a sudden standstill, for before him lay the sky-blue lake, the water shimmering in the sunshine.
white
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From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
winding
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From this reading This large white building, the open space in front of it, the winding street in the distance, were all strange to him.
