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From this reading VI CASA ROSA, _May_ 28.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
accent
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From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
America
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From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
any
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From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
apparently
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
blush
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From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
carried
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
CASA
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From this reading VI CASA ROSA, _May_ 28.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
converse
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
crudities
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From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
dumb
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From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
enough
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
fear
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From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
foolish
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From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
foreign
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From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
give
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
gondola
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grammar
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From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
high
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From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
hotels
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
husband
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
ideal
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From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
inarticulate
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From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
incoherent
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From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
insist
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From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
intrepid
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
Italian
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
lack
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From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
lady
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
land
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From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
lesson
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
mandolin
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading VI CASA ROSA, _May_ 28.
Middle
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From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
misery
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From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
music
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
Oh
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From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
outset
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From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
particular
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From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
paused
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From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
ROSA
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From this reading VI CASA ROSA, _May_ 28.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
speech
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From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
State
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From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
too
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From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
unintelligible
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From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
Union
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From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
unwise
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From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
VI
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From this reading VI CASA ROSA, _May_ 28.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
West
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From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
words
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From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
