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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 As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
anxiously
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From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are shaking as with the cold fit of the Roman fever.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
Barberini
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From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
beloved
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From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
borders
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
box
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
came
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From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
cold
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From this reading You are shaking as with the cold fit of the Roman fever.”
collect
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
delightful
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
density
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
Donatello
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From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
evenness
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
fashion
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
fever
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From this reading You are shaking as with the cold fit of the Roman fever.”
fit
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From this reading You are shaking as with the cold fit of the Roman fever.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
form
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
friend
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From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
GARDENS
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From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
grounds
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
heart
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From this reading “Yes,” said Donatello; “my heart shivers.”
hedges
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
height
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
hoping
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
laid
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
led
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
man
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
MEDICI
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From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
Miriam
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From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are shaking as with the cold fit of the Roman fever.”
old
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
out
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
paths
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
Piazza
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From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
quiet
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
retreat
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
revive
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
Roman
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From this reading You are shaking as with the cold fit of the Roman fever.”
said
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From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
shade
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You are shaking as with the cold fit of the Roman fever.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
shivers
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From this reading “Yes,” said Donatello; “my heart shivers.”
shorn
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
sides
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
soon
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
spirits
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
stone
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
straight
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
sunshine
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
there
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
thoughts
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
top
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
trimmed
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
Villa
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
wall
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From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The grounds are there laid out in the old fashion of straight paths, with borders of box, which form hedges of great height and density, and are shorn and trimmed to the evenness of a wall of stone, at the top and sides.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You are shaking as with the cold fit of the Roman fever.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” said Donatello; “my heart shivers.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MEDICI GARDENS “Donatello,” said Miriam anxiously, as they came through the Piazza Barberini, “what can I do for you, my beloved friend?
young
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From this reading As soon as she could collect her thoughts, Miriam led the young man to the gardens of the Villa Medici, hoping that the quiet shade and sunshine of that delightful retreat would a little revive his spirits.
