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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 MAN WHO KEPT HIS MONEY IN A BOX.
acquaintance
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From this reading It was, however, afterwards at Bellaggio, on the lake of Como, that that acquaintance ripened into intimacy.
acquainted
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From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
afterwards
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From this reading It was, however, afterwards at Bellaggio, on the lake of Como, that that acquaintance ripened into intimacy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
any
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From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
became
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From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
Bellaggio
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From this reading It was, however, afterwards at Bellaggio, on the lake of Como, that that acquaintance ripened into intimacy.
BOX
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From this reading THE MAN WHO KEPT HIS MONEY IN A BOX.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
Chiavenna
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From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
Como
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From this reading It was, however, afterwards at Bellaggio, on the lake of Como, that that acquaintance ripened into intimacy.
Conradi's
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From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
episode
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From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
feelings
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From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
few
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From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I FIRST saw the man who kept his money in a box in the midst of the ravine of the Via Mala.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WHO KEPT HIS MONEY IN A BOX.
hospice
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From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
hotel
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From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was, however, afterwards at Bellaggio, on the lake of Como, that that acquaintance ripened into intimacy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I FIRST saw the man who kept his money in a box in the midst of the ravine of the Via Mala.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN WHO KEPT HIS MONEY IN A BOX.
interchanged
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From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
intimacy
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From this reading It was, however, afterwards at Bellaggio, on the lake of Como, that that acquaintance ripened into intimacy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was, however, afterwards at Bellaggio, on the lake of Como, that that acquaintance ripened into intimacy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, however, afterwards at Bellaggio, on the lake of Como, that that acquaintance ripened into intimacy.
KEPT
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From this reading THE MAN WHO KEPT HIS MONEY IN A BOX.
lake
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From this reading It was, however, afterwards at Bellaggio, on the lake of Como, that that acquaintance ripened into intimacy.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
Mala
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From this reading I FIRST saw the man who kept his money in a box in the midst of the ravine of the Via Mala.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN WHO KEPT HIS MONEY IN A BOX.
many
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From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
midst
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From this reading I FIRST saw the man who kept his money in a box in the midst of the ravine of the Via Mala.
MONEY
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From this reading THE MAN WHO KEPT HIS MONEY IN A BOX.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I FIRST saw the man who kept his money in a box in the midst of the ravine of the Via Mala.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was, however, afterwards at Bellaggio, on the lake of Como, that that acquaintance ripened into intimacy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
pain
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From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
ravine
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From this reading I FIRST saw the man who kept his money in a box in the midst of the ravine of the Via Mala.
ripened
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From this reading It was, however, afterwards at Bellaggio, on the lake of Como, that that acquaintance ripened into intimacy.
rolled
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From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
saw
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From this reading I FIRST saw the man who kept his money in a box in the midst of the ravine of the Via Mala.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
Splugen
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From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was, however, afterwards at Bellaggio, on the lake of Como, that that acquaintance ripened into intimacy.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WHO KEPT HIS MONEY IN A BOX.
then
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From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
top
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From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
ViaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading I FIRST saw the man who kept his money in a box in the midst of the ravine of the Via Mala.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, however, afterwards at Bellaggio, on the lake of Como, that that acquaintance ripened into intimacy.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN WHO KEPT HIS MONEY IN A BOX.
wife
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From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
words
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From this reading I interchanged a few words with him or with his wife at the hospice, at the top of the Splugen; and I became acquainted with him in the courtyard of Conradi’s hotel at Chiavenna.
years
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From this reading A good many years have rolled by since then, and I believe this little episode in his life may be told without pain to the feelings of any one.
