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From this reading BARON VON F---- TO COUNT VON O------ June 4.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It has been the means of saving a man's life, and I am reconciled to it.
accident
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From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
accompanied
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
ago
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It has been the means of saving a man's life, and I am reconciled to it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It has been the means of saving a man's life, and I am reconciled to it.
any
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From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
BARON
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From this reading BARON VON F---- TO COUNT VON O------ June 4.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
Biondello
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
broke
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From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
Bucentauro
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
carried
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
consequences
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From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
COUNT
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From this reading BARON VON F---- TO COUNT VON O------ June 4.
domestics
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
down
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From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
evenings
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
F
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From this reading BARON VON F---- TO COUNT VON O------ June 4.
few
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
happened
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From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been the means of saving a man's life, and I am reconciled to it.
haste
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From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
hired
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From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
home
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has been the means of saving a man's life, and I am reconciled to it.
June
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From this reading BARON VON F---- TO COUNT VON O------ June 4.
late
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has been the means of saving a man's life, and I am reconciled to it.
man's
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From this reading It has been the means of saving a man's life, and I am reconciled to it.
means
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From this reading It has been the means of saving a man's life, and I am reconciled to it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
night
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
O
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From this reading BARON VON F---- TO COUNT VON O------ June 4.
obliged
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From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
prince
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
proceed
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From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
productive
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From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
reconciled
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From this reading It has been the means of saving a man's life, and I am reconciled to it.
remainder
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From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
saving
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From this reading It has been the means of saving a man's life, and I am reconciled to it.
sedan
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From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
Some
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
stay
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From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It has been the means of saving a man's life, and I am reconciled to it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BARON VON F---- TO COUNT VON O------ June 4.
two
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From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
Venice
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From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
VON
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From this reading BARON VON F---- TO COUNT VON O------ June 4.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
way-on
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From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By some accident it happened that the sedan, which had been hired in haste, broke down, and the prince was obliged to proceed the remainder of the way-on foot.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some few evenings ago the prince was being carried home late at night from the Bucentauro; two domestics, of whom Biondello was one, accompanied him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I should never have thought that our stay at Venice would have been productive of any good consequences.
