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active
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From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
alienation
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
anxiety
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From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
arrest
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
attachment
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
Baldassarre
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From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
bridged
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From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
bringing
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From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
closely
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From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
conspiracy
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From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
days
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From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
desired
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From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
dreaded
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From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
events
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
Excommunication
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From this reading They brought the spreading Plague and the Excommunication of Savonarola.
fight
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
Frate
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
Government
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From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
immediate
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From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
incipient
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
lengthening
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From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
man
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
most
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From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
new
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
now
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
opened
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
other
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From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
phantom-crowded
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From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
Plague
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From this reading They brought the spreading Plague and the Excommunication of Savonarola.
principle
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
profligacy
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
revelation
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From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
rivet
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
Romola
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From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
Savonarola
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From this reading They brought the spreading Plague and the Excommunication of Savonarola.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
sign
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From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
space
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From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
special
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From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
spite
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From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
spreading
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From this reading They brought the spreading Plague and the Excommunication of Savonarola.
sunny
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From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
suspected
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From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
sympathy
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From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
tended
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
things
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From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
touched
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From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
trial
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From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
watch
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From this reading They brought no sign from Baldassarre, and, in spite of special watch on the part of the Government, no revelation of the suspected conspiracy.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But they brought other things which touched her closely, and bridged the phantom-crowded space of anxiety with active sympathy in immediate trial.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The lengthening sunny days went on without bringing either what Romola most desired or what she most dreaded.
worsted
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From this reading Both these events tended to arrest her incipient alienation from the Frate, and to rivet again her attachment to the man who had opened to her the new life of duty, and who seemed now to be worsted in the fight for principle against profligacy.
