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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 "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
arose
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From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
brighter
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From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
bringing
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
came
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
canals
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From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
common
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From this reading And village maiden, her first flight from home, Crowding the common ferry."
Crowding
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From this reading And village maiden, her first flight from home, Crowding the common ferry."
dawned
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From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
day
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From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
domes
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From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
ferry
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From this reading And village maiden, her first flight from home, Crowding the common ferry."
firm
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And village maiden, her first flight from home, Crowding the common ferry."
fisher
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
flight
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From this reading And village maiden, her first flight from home, Crowding the common ferry."
friar
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
glittering
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From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
gorgeous
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From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
green
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And village maiden, her first flight from home, Crowding the common ferry."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
home
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From this reading And village maiden, her first flight from home, Crowding the common ferry."
horns
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From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
husbandman
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
islet
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
land
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
level
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From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
Lido
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From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading And village maiden, her first flight from home, Crowding the common ferry."
many
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
Mark
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From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
massive
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From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
mentioned
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From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
night
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From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
nun
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
o'er
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
palaces
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From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
ROGERS
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From this reading ROGERS.
square
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From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
St
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From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
strains
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From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
succeeded
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From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
sun
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From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
trumpets
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From this reading The sun had not been long above the level of the Lido before the strains of horns and trumpets arose from the square of St. Mark.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
Venice
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From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
village
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From this reading And village maiden, her first flight from home, Crowding the common ferry."
waves
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A brighter day than that which succeeded the night last mentioned never dawned upon the massive domes, the gorgeous palaces, and the glittering canals of Venice.
wife
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From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The fisher came From his green islet, bringing o'er the waves His wife and little one; the husbandman From the firm land, with many a friar and nun.
