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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 "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
all
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA.
ANTONY
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From this reading ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA.
architecture
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
beg
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From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
beggarnounUS /ˈbɛɡər/
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
characterized
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
city
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
CLEOPATRA
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From this reading ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA.
common
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
decorations
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
decorum
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From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
distinguished
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
Donna
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
dwellings
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
edifices
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
especial
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
external
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
female
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
gloom
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
gondola
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
guardianship
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
habitation
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
hearse-like
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
heiress
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
high
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
importance
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
imposing
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
intrusted
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
keep
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From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
kingdom
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From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
less
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From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
magnificence
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
magnitude
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
majesty
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From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
master
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From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
Mentor
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
more
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
movement
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
noble
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
palace
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
patricians
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
person
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
placed
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
possessing
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
pride
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
private
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
queen
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From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
rather
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
residence
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
riches
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
Senate
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
showed
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
silent
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
solemn
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
soon
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
stately
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
then
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From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
Venetian
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
Violetta
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From this reading Its magnitude and architecture, though rather less imposing than those which distinguished the palace of the Donna Violetta, placed it among the private edifices of the first order, and all its external decorations showed it to be the habitation of one of high importance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
water-gate
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From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a residence of more than common gloom, possessing all the solemn but stately magnificence which then characterized the private dwellings of the patricians in that city of riches and pride.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The silent movement of the hearse-like gondola soon brought the fair Venetian and her female Mentor to the water-gate of the noble, who had been intrusted by the Senate with the especial guardianship of the person of the heiress.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom."
