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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 Happiness he knew must be a condition far removed from her spirit for many days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Walter persisted in his purpose and went to Florence.
any
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
awaken
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Happiness he knew must be a condition far removed from her spirit for many days.
believed
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
city
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From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
condition
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From this reading Happiness he knew must be a condition far removed from her spirit for many days.
content
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From this reading For himself he only desired to see her returning to content.
days
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From this reading Happiness he knew must be a condition far removed from her spirit for many days.
desired
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From this reading For himself he only desired to see her returning to content.
dim
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From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
distractions
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
evening
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From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
extended
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From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
far
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From this reading Happiness he knew must be a condition far removed from her spirit for many days.
find
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
Florence
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From this reading Sir Walter persisted in his purpose and went to Florence.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For himself he only desired to see her returning to content.
freshly
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Happiness he knew must be a condition far removed from her spirit for many days.
gold
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From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
Happiness
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From this reading Happiness he knew must be a condition far removed from her spirit for many days.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For himself he only desired to see her returning to content.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Walter persisted in his purpose and went to Florence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Walter persisted in his purpose and went to Florence.
interest
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
knew
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From this reading Happiness he knew must be a condition far removed from her spirit for many days.
lessen
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
like
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From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
many
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From this reading Happiness he knew must be a condition far removed from her spirit for many days.
Mary
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
Michelangelo
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From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Happiness he knew must be a condition far removed from her spirit for many days.
novelties
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
only
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From this reading For himself he only desired to see her returning to content.
pain
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
peace
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
persisted
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From this reading Sir Walter persisted in his purpose and went to Florence.
Piazza
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From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
poignancy
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
purpose
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From this reading Sir Walter persisted in his purpose and went to Florence.
recollection
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
red
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From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
removed
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From this reading Happiness he knew must be a condition far removed from her spirit for many days.
returning
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From this reading For himself he only desired to see her returning to content.
saw
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From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
see
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From this reading For himself he only desired to see her returning to content.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Walter persisted in his purpose and went to Florence.
spirit
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From this reading Happiness he knew must be a condition far removed from her spirit for many days.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood one evening on the Piazza of Michelangelo and saw Florence, like a city of dim, red gold extended beneath them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Walter persisted in his purpose and went to Florence.
Walter
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From this reading Sir Walter persisted in his purpose and went to Florence.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Walter persisted in his purpose and went to Florence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
work
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From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He believed that here Mary might find distractions and novelties to awaken interest which would come freshly into her life without the pain and poignancy of any recollection to lessen the work of peace.
