adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Have you heard anything of him?’
Arnaud
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From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
Bellagio
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
beneficentadjectiveUS /ˌbenəˈfɪʃənt/
doing or producing good
From this reading And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
cursenounUS /kɜːrs/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
GuynounUS /ɡaɪ/
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you heard anything of him?’
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Have you heard anything of him?’
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have you heard anything of him?’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
intentionnounUS /ˌɪnˈtentʃən/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
midstnounUS /mɪdst/
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
Morville
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
rendezvousnounUS /ˈrɑːndɪvuː/
a meeting planned at a certain time and place
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
thistlesnounUS /ˈθɪsəlz/
plural of “thistle” — any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
From this reading And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent.
typesnounUS /taɪps/
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent.
Valtelline
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From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
VenicenounUS /ˈvenəs/
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
Vicenza
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From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
WORDSWORTHnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading --WORDSWORTH It was about three weeks after the rendezvous at Bellagio, that Sir Guy and Lady Morville arrived at Vicenza, on their way from Venice.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They were in the midst of breakfast when Arnaud entered, saying,-- ‘It was well, Sir Guy, that you changed your intention of visiting the Valtelline with Captain Morville.’
