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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 This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
acanthus
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
all
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading At one elevated point, he stood for several minutes looking along the road to Salerno.
always
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
artist
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From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
brambles
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
circuit
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
close
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
cover
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
densely
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
dirty
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From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
elevated
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From this reading At one elevated point, he stood for several minutes looking along the road to Salerno.
English
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From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
examine
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
eye
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
fern
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
finished
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From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
flower
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At one elevated point, he stood for several minutes looking along the road to Salerno.
forth
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
grave
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
green
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
ground
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
growths
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
guest
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From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
idly
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From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
inn
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From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
innumerable
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
intermingled
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
later
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From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
leaf
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
looking
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From this reading At one elevated point, he stood for several minutes looking along the road to Salerno.
lose
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From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
luxurious
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
made
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
March
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
meditation
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
minutes
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From this reading At one elevated point, he stood for several minutes looking along the road to Salerno.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
much
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From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
now
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
Often
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
old
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one elevated point, he stood for several minutes looking along the road to Salerno.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
out
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From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
PAESTUM
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From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
paused
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
plucking
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading At one elevated point, he stood for several minutes looking along the road to Salerno.
rains
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
road
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From this reading At one elevated point, he stood for several minutes looking along the road to Salerno.
rose
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From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
rug
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From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
ruins
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
Salerno
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From this reading At one elevated point, he stood for several minutes looking along the road to Salerno.
seeming
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
several
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From this reading At one elevated point, he stood for several minutes looking along the road to Salerno.
shoulder
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From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
solitary
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From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
spread
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
spring
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From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one elevated point, he stood for several minutes looking along the road to Salerno.
strolled
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From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
sunshine
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From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
temples
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
then
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
thoughtfulness
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
thrown
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From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
tints
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
to-day
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From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
usual
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From this reading This morning he rose much later than usual, and strolled out idly into the spring sunshine, a rug thrown over his shoulder.
vegetation
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From this reading March rains had brought the vegetation into luxurious life; fern, acanthus, brambles, and all the densely intermingled growths that cover the ground about the ruins, spread forth their innumerable tints of green.
view
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
walls
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From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Often plucking a flower or a leaf, and seeming to examine it with close thoughtfulness, he made a long circuit by the old walls; now and then he paused to take a view of the temples, always with eye of grave meditation.
work
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From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AT PAESTUM The English artist had finished his work, and the dirty little inn at Paestum would to-day lose its solitary guest.
