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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
approach
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From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
arm
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
arms
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
belvidere
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From this reading In the belvidere, Riccabocca himself was conversing with his favourite servant.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
casements
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
conversing
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From this reading In the belvidere, Riccabocca himself was conversing with his favourite servant.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
daughter
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
day
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From this reading The day was warm for the time of year.
door
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
earnestness
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
eyes
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
favourite
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From this reading In the belvidere, Riccabocca himself was conversing with his favourite servant.
finger
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
fixed
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
floor
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
folded
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day was warm for the time of year.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the belvidere, Riccabocca himself was conversing with his favourite servant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the belvidere, Riccabocca himself was conversing with his favourite servant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
Jackeymo
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
leaning
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
looking
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From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
master's
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
Mrs
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From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day was warm for the time of year.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
orange-trees
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From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
own
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From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
padrone
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
removed
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From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
Riccabocca
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From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
room
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From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
sat
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From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
seated
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From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
see
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
servant
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From this reading In the belvidere, Riccabocca himself was conversing with his favourite servant.
shelter
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From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
stretched
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From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
talking
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
terrace
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From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day was warm for the time of year.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
Violante
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From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
visible
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
wall
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
warm
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From this reading The day was warm for the time of year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
wife
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From this reading But the casements and the door of the belvidere were open; and where they sat, both wife and daughter could see the padrone leaning against the wall, with his arms folded and his eyes fixed on the floor; while Jackeymo, with one finger on his master's arm, was talking to him with visible earnestness.
window
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From this reading Violante was seated in her own little room, and looking from the window on the terrace that stretched below.
winter
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From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the belvidere, Riccabocca himself was conversing with his favourite servant.
work
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From this reading The orange-trees had been removed under shelter for the approach of winter; but where they had stood sat Mrs. Riccabocca at work.
year
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From this reading The day was warm for the time of year.
