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always
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From this reading I have read in some book that it used to be always visible from Sorrento.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Should we dare return to the great Republic, and own that we had not been into the Blue Grotto?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We like to climb the steeps here, especially towards Massa, and look at Capri.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have read in some book that it used to be always visible from Sorrento.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Should we dare return to the great Republic, and own that we had not been into the Blue Grotto?
Blue
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From this reading Should we dare return to the great Republic, and own that we had not been into the Blue Grotto?
book
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From this reading I have read in some book that it used to be always visible from Sorrento.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
Capo
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
Capri
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From this reading Shall we go to Capri?
climb
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From this reading We like to climb the steeps here, especially towards Massa, and look at Capri.
dare
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From this reading Should we dare return to the great Republic, and own that we had not been into the Blue Grotto?
di
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
especially
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From this reading We like to climb the steeps here, especially towards Massa, and look at Capri.
far
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have read in some book that it used to be always visible from Sorrento.
fronts
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
go
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From this reading Shall we go to Capri?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Should we dare return to the great Republic, and own that we had not been into the Blue Grotto?
Grotto
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From this reading Should we dare return to the great Republic, and own that we had not been into the Blue Grotto?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Should we dare return to the great Republic, and own that we had not been into the Blue Grotto?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have read in some book that it used to be always visible from Sorrento.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We like to climb the steeps here, especially towards Massa, and look at Capri.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have read in some book that it used to be always visible from Sorrento.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have read in some book that it used to be always visible from Sorrento.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Should we dare return to the great Republic, and own that we had not been into the Blue Grotto?
island
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have read in some book that it used to be always visible from Sorrento.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
like
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From this reading We like to climb the steeps here, especially towards Massa, and look at Capri.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We like to climb the steeps here, especially towards Massa, and look at Capri.
lost
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
masonry
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
Massa
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From this reading We like to climb the steeps here, especially towards Massa, and look at Capri.
moved
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
north
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Should we dare return to the great Republic, and own that we had not been into the Blue Grotto?
now
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
out
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
own
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From this reading Should we dare return to the great Republic, and own that we had not been into the Blue Grotto?
promontory
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
read
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From this reading I have read in some book that it used to be always visible from Sorrento.
Republic
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return
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risen
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
rocky
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
Roman
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
round
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we go to Capri?
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should we dare return to the great Republic, and own that we had not been into the Blue Grotto?
sight
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
some
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From this reading I have read in some book that it used to be always visible from Sorrento.
Sorrento
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From this reading I have read in some book that it used to be always visible from Sorrento.
south
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
spur
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
steeps
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From this reading We like to climb the steeps here, especially towards Massa, and look at Capri.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Should we dare return to the great Republic, and own that we had not been into the Blue Grotto?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Should we dare return to the great Republic, and own that we had not been into the Blue Grotto?
thrust
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From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shall we go to Capri?
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading We like to climb the steeps here, especially towards Massa, and look at Capri.
used
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From this reading I have read in some book that it used to be always visible from Sorrento.
visible
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From this reading I have read in some book that it used to be always visible from Sorrento.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Shall we go to Capri?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But now the promontory has risen, the Capo di Sorrento has thrust out its rocky spur with its ancient Roman masonry, and the island itself has moved so far round to the south that Sorrento, which fronts north, has lost sight of it.
