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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 The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
affair
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From this reading St. John! but it was a narrow affair."
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
back
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
barely
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
better
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
blank
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
bravos
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
Buonoccorsi
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
came
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
companion
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From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
couple
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
cross-bow
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
door
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
doubt
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
expressed
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From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
Felicita
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
go
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
halt
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
hasten
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
hope
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From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading St. John! but it was a narrow affair."
John
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From this reading St. John! but it was a narrow affair."
La
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
lady
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From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
laughed
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
led
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
luck
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
MACHIAVELLI
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From this reading NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
more
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
narrow
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From this reading St. John! but it was a narrow affair."
NICCOLO
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From this reading NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
Oh
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
past
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
Ponte
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
reached
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From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
return
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
safety
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From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
Santa
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
security
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
seemed
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
shivering
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
shots
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
side
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
Sirani
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
small
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
St
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From this reading St. John! but it was a narrow affair."
stout
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From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
stranger
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
street
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From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
time
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From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The stranger laughed: "Oh, Buonoccorsi, he and La Sirani are no doubt shivering in security by this time; but let us hasten, for although we have barely more than a couple of cross-bow shots to go, our bravos may return and have better luck.
vast
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
Vecchio
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
wall
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading St. John! but it was a narrow affair."
way
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From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As we reached the street, I expressed the hope that the lady and her stout companion were in safety.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Our way led back by Santa Felicita, past the Ponte Vecchio, and at length we came to a halt before a small side door, let into, what seemed to me, nothing but a vast blank wall.
