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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 To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
altogether
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From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
always
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fabrizio's first impulse was an intense joy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
any
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
appeared
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
begin
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
box
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
casa
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
composed
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
creating
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
Crescenzi
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
day
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
depart
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
evening
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
ever
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From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
Fabrizio's
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From this reading Fabrizio's first impulse was an intense joy.
filling
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
first
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From this reading Fabrizio's first impulse was an intense joy.
following
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
footstool
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
furore
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
given
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
habit
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
happiness
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From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
house
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
ill
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From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
impassioned
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
impulse
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From this reading Fabrizio's first impulse was an intense joy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
intense
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From this reading Fabrizio's first impulse was an intense joy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
joy
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From this reading Fabrizio's first impulse was an intense joy.
latter
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
learned
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
loss
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
making
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
Marchesa
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
Marchesa's
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
misfortune
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
obviate
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
orders
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
pay
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
piece
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
place
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
placed
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
plan
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
prayer
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
prepare
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
presence
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
principal
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
public
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
pulpit
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
reading
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
said
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From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
servants
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
short
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From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
sort
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
spectacle
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
stop
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From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
taken
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From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
tender
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
tenor
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
theatre
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From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But if ever I do have that happiness," he said to himself, "either I shall be taken ill, or I shall stop short altogether."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He learned one day, through those of the Marchesa's servants who were in his pay, that orders had been given to prepare for the following evening the box of the _casa_ Crescenzi at the principal theatre.
word
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From this reading To obviate the latter misfortune, he had composed a sort of prayer, tender and impassioned, which he always placed in the pulpit, on a footstool; his plan was to begin reading this piece, should the Marchesa's presence ever place him at a loss for a word.
year
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From this reading It was a year since the Marchesa had appeared at any public spectacle, and it was a tenor who was creating a furore and filling the house every evening that was making her depart from her habit.
