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Massimilla Doni

Chapter V

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“And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.
“Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.
“And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.
“What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Massimilla Doni

Chapter V

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
Line 2
To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.
Line 3
“Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.
Line 4
“And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.
Line 5
“What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading ““And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?””

Blood noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading ““Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?””

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?””

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?””

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.”

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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 “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

beam

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From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

bloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.

Capraja

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From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.

Cataneo

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From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

causes

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From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

cavatina

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From this reading “What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”

direct

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From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

Duke

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From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.

fibre

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From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.

fires

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From this reading “And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

game

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From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.

Genovese's

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From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.

guides

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From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

happy

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From this reading “What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

hearers

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From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.

heart

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From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”

la

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From this reading “And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.

love

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From this reading “What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”

mounted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

move

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

opening

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From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

paraphrase

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”

playing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.

premises

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.

ray

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.

retorted

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From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.

seen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

sky

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

star

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.

thrills

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.

Tinti's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

unknown

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.

vistas

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

voice

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

worlds

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”