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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 NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
abroad
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From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
ascent
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From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
basking
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been but a few days in Naples.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
brushwood
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had been but a few days in Naples.
chanced
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From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
chapter
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From this reading NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
Chiaja
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
chiefly
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From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
company
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From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
date
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From this reading NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
days
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From this reading They had been but a few days in Naples.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
East
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From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
elapsed
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From this reading NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
Englishmen
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From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
few
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From this reading They had been but a few days in Naples.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
friends
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From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
furrow
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From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
gaps
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
gardens
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
glimpse
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
joined
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From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
many
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From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
meet
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From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
months
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From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
mounds
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From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
Naples
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From this reading They had been but a few days in Naples.
NEARLY
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From this reading NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
noiseless
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
other
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From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
Posilippo
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From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
public
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
reclined
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From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
ripple
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
sea
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
seated
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From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
spread
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
sunshine
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
there
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
together
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From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
travelled
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From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
Two
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From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
unexpectedly
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From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
visible
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
water
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two Englishmen were--the one seated, the other reclined at length--on one of the mounds that furrow the ascent of Posilippo.
white
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From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They were friends who had chanced to meet abroad unexpectedly, joined company, and travelled together for many months, chiefly in the East.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Before them spread the noiseless sea, basking in the sunshine, without visible ripple; to the left there was a distant glimpse through gaps of brushwood of the public gardens and white water of the Chiaja.
year
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From this reading NEARLY a year and a half has elapsed since the date of my last chapter.
