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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 PETER'S--ENTRANCE INTO ROME--A STRANGER'S IMPRESSIONS OF THE CITY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
ANECDOTE
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE--ANECDOTE OF THE WINE--VITERBO--MOUNT CIMINO--TRADITION--VIEW OF ST.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
bed
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
bottle
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
CIMINO
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE--ANECDOTE OF THE WINE--VITERBO--MOUNT CIMINO--TRADITION--VIEW OF ST.
CITY
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From this reading PETER'S--ENTRANCE INTO ROME--A STRANGER'S IMPRESSIONS OF THE CITY.
companions
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
Defoucris
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
died
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
drinking
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
ENTRANCE
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From this reading PETER'S--ENTRANCE INTO ROME--A STRANGER'S IMPRESSIONS OF THE CITY.
excess
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
flashes
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
flask
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
French
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
fully
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From this reading The story is told more fully in the French guide-books.
German
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
gone
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
guide-books
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From this reading The story is told more fully in the French guide-books.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
hotel
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
IMPRESSIONS
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From this reading PETER'S--ENTRANCE INTO ROME--A STRANGER'S IMPRESSIONS OF THE CITY.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading PETER'S--ENTRANCE INTO ROME--A STRANGER'S IMPRESSIONS OF THE CITY.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story is told more fully in the French guide-books.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
Jean
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
ladies
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
left
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
liquor
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
merry
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
moment
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
monk
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
MONTEFIASCONE
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE--ANECDOTE OF THE WINE--VITERBO--MOUNT CIMINO--TRADITION--VIEW OF ST.
more
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From this reading The story is told more fully in the French guide-books.
MOUNT
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE--ANECDOTE OF THE WINE--VITERBO--MOUNT CIMINO--TRADITION--VIEW OF ST.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
night
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE--ANECDOTE OF THE WINE--VITERBO--MOUNT CIMINO--TRADITION--VIEW OF ST.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
party
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
PETER'S
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From this reading PETER'S--ENTRANCE INTO ROME--A STRANGER'S IMPRESSIONS OF THE CITY.
place
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
remnant
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
renowned
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
ROME
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From this reading PETER'S--ENTRANCE INTO ROME--A STRANGER'S IMPRESSIONS OF THE CITY.
room
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
sat
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
ST
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE--ANECDOTE OF THE WINE--VITERBO--MOUNT CIMINO--TRADITION--VIEW OF ST.
stands
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
stopped
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
story
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From this reading The story is told more fully in the French guide-books.
STRANGER'S
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From this reading PETER'S--ENTRANCE INTO ROME--A STRANGER'S IMPRESSIONS OF THE CITY.
straw-covered
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From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE--ANECDOTE OF THE WINE--VITERBO--MOUNT CIMINO--TRADITION--VIEW OF ST.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
told
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From this reading The story is told more fully in the French guide-books.
TRADITION
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE--ANECDOTE OF THE WINE--VITERBO--MOUNT CIMINO--TRADITION--VIEW OF ST.
twinkling
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
VIEW
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE--ANECDOTE OF THE WINE--VITERBO--MOUNT CIMINO--TRADITION--VIEW OF ST.
VITERBO
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE--ANECDOTE OF THE WINE--VITERBO--MOUNT CIMINO--TRADITION--VIEW OF ST.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MONTEFIASCONE.--We have stopped for the night at the hotel of this place, so renowned for its wine--the remnant of a bottle of which stands, at this moment, twinkling between me and my French companions.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The ladies of our party have gone to bed, and left us in the room where sat _Jean Defoucris_, the merry German monk, who died of excess in drinking the same liquor that flashes through this straw-covered flask.
WINE
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From this reading MONTEFIASCONE--ANECDOTE OF THE WINE--VITERBO--MOUNT CIMINO--TRADITION--VIEW OF ST.
