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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 "Hast ever swam in a gondola at Venice?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
arm
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Hast ever swam in a gondola at Venice?"
attitude
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
boat
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
Camillo
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From this reading When Don Camillo Monforte entered the gondola, he did not take his seat in the pavilion.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
cap
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From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
cloak
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
crowded
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
dexterous
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When Don Camillo Monforte entered the gondola, he did not take his seat in the pavilion.
direction
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From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
Don
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From this reading When Don Camillo Monforte entered the gondola, he did not take his seat in the pavilion.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
entered
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From this reading When Don Camillo Monforte entered the gondola, he did not take his seat in the pavilion.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hast ever swam in a gondola at Venice?"
extricated
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
fleet
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
Gino
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From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
gondola
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From this reading "Hast ever swam in a gondola at Venice?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
Hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Hast ever swam in a gondola at Venice?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Don Camillo Monforte entered the gondola, he did not take his seat in the pavilion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Don Camillo Monforte entered the gondola, he did not take his seat in the pavilion.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hast ever swam in a gondola at Venice?"
inquire
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From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
leaning
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
loosely
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
master
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From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
Monforte
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From this reading When Don Camillo Monforte entered the gondola, he did not take his seat in the pavilion.
musing
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
noble
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Don Camillo Monforte entered the gondola, he did not take his seat in the pavilion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
pavilion
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From this reading When Don Camillo Monforte entered the gondola, he did not take his seat in the pavilion.
performed
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From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
proceed
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From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
quay
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
scarlet
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From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
seat
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From this reading When Don Camillo Monforte entered the gondola, he did not take his seat in the pavilion.
servitors
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
SHAKSPEARE
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From this reading SHAKSPEARE.
shoulder
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
swam
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From this reading "Hast ever swam in a gondola at Venice?"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Don Camillo Monforte entered the gondola, he did not take his seat in the pavilion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Don Camillo Monforte entered the gondola, he did not take his seat in the pavilion.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
thrown
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
top
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
touched
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From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
urged
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
Venice
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From this reading "Hast ever swam in a gondola at Venice?"
water
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This duty performed, Gino touched his scarlet cap, and looked at his master as if to inquire the direction in which they were to proceed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Don Camillo Monforte entered the gondola, he did not take his seat in the pavilion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
young
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From this reading With an arm leaning on the top of the canopy, and his cloak thrown loosely over one shoulder, the young noble stood, in a musing attitude, until his dexterous servitors had extricated the boat from the little fleet which crowded the quay, and had urged it into open water.
