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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 As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
addressing
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From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
all
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From this reading At the word "father" Violante roused herself, and all her love for that father rushed back upon her with double force.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the word "father" Violante roused herself, and all her love for that father rushed back upon her with double force.
back
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From this reading At the word "father" Violante roused herself, and all her love for that father rushed back upon her with double force.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
borne
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From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
country
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From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
daughter
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From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
double
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From this reading At the word "father" Violante roused herself, and all her love for that father rushed back upon her with double force.
evening
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From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
excused
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From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
father
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From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
force
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From this reading At the word "father" Violante roused herself, and all her love for that father rushed back upon her with double force.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She saw him not.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
honours
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From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
intrusion
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From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
Italy
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From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
love
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From this reading At the word "father" Violante roused herself, and all her love for that father rushed back upon her with double force.
low
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From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
means
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From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
moment
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From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
native
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From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She saw him not.
passing
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From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
paused
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From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
relation
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From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
restore
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From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
roused
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From this reading At the word "father" Violante roused herself, and all her love for that father rushed back upon her with double force.
rushed
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From this reading At the word "father" Violante roused herself, and all her love for that father rushed back upon her with double force.
said
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From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
sat
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From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
saw
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From this reading She saw him not.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw him not.
spoke
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From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
stealthily
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From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
stranger
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From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
suggest
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From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
sun
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From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the word "father" Violante roused herself, and all her love for that father rushed back upon her with double force.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
then
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From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
thus
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From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He spoke as a relation, and excused his intrusion: "For," said he, "I come to suggest to the daughter the means by which she can restore to her father his country and his honours."
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
trees
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From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the word "father" Violante roused herself, and all her love for that father rushed back upon her with double force.
Violante
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From this reading As Violante thus sat, a stranger, passing stealthily through the trees, stood between herself and the evening sun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He paused a moment, and then spoke low, in her native tongue, addressing her by the name which she had borne in Italy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the word "father" Violante roused herself, and all her love for that father rushed back upon her with double force.
word
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From this reading At the word "father" Violante roused herself, and all her love for that father rushed back upon her with double force.
