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1
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From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
apparently
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
arithmetical
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
barber
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
Beauteous
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From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
bella
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
bench
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
bending
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
blossom
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From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
c'è
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From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
cap
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
carried
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
certezza
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From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
Che
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
Chi
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From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
confessed
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From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
corner
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
crushed
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
day
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From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
demands
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
Di
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From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
doman
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From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
drawn
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
esser
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From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
eyes
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
fingers
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
fugge
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
game
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
gentlest
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
giovinezza
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
ground
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
interest
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
just
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
lay
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
lazy
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From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
leaves
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
leg
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
lieto
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From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
lightly
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
love
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From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
lute
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
months
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From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
mora
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
more
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From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
Nello's
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
non
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From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
other
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From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
playing
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
Quant
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
reply
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
Romola
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From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
Sandro
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
sang
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
sat
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
September
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From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
seventh
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From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
shop
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
si
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
sia
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From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
slipped
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
slow
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
snatched
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
solemn-eyed
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
stretched
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
strings
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
Tito
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From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
touched
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
Treading
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
tuttavia
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
two
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From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
up
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
verse
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
volume
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From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
vuol
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From this reading Chi vuol esser lieto sia, Di doman non c’è certezza.”[1] [1] “Beauteous is life in blossom!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
watching
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From this reading In a corner sat Sandro, playing a game at _mora_ by himself, and watching the slow reply of his left fingers to the arithmetical demands of his right with solemn-eyed interest.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the lazy afternoon time on the seventh of September, more than two months after the day on which Romola and Tito had confessed their love to each other.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tito, just descended into Nello’s shop, had found the barber stretched on the bench with his cap over his eyes; one leg was drawn up, and the other had slipped towards the ground, having apparently carried with it a manuscript volume of verse, which lay with its leaves crushed.
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From this reading Treading with the gentlest step, Tito snatched up the lute, and bending over the barber, touched the strings lightly while he sang— “Quant’ è bella giovinezza, Che si fugge tuttavia!
