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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 It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
acted
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From this reading She had an imagination that kindled at the mention of great deeds, and wherever she turned some great deed had been acted.
all
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From this reading These things strongly moved her, but moved her all inwardly.
always
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From this reading She had always been fond of history, and here was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had an imagination that kindled at the mention of great deeds, and wherever she turned some great deed had been acted.
analyse
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
appeal
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had an imagination that kindled at the mention of great deeds, and wherever she turned some great deed had been acted.
atoms
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From this reading She had always been fond of history, and here was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine.
attempt
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These things strongly moved her, but moved her all inwardly.
crossed
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
deed
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From this reading She had an imagination that kindled at the mention of great deeds, and wherever she turned some great deed had been acted.
deeds
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From this reading She had an imagination that kindled at the mention of great deeds, and wherever she turned some great deed had been acted.
deep
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
eagerness
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From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
enough
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From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
expected
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From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
feelings
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
fond
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From this reading She had always been fond of history, and here was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine.
Forum
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
freshness
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From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
fulness
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had an imagination that kindled at the mention of great deeds, and wherever she turned some great deed had been acted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had always been fond of history, and here was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had always been fond of history, and here was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine.
history
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From this reading She had always been fond of history, and here was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
imagination
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From this reading She had an imagination that kindled at the mention of great deeds, and wherever she turned some great deed had been acted.
impression
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From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
inwardly
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From this reading These things strongly moved her, but moved her all inwardly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
kindled
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From this reading She had an imagination that kindled at the mention of great deeds, and wherever she turned some great deed had been acted.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
mention
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From this reading She had an imagination that kindled at the mention of great deeds, and wherever she turned some great deed had been acted.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
moved
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From this reading These things strongly moved her, but moved her all inwardly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
number
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
pavement
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
person
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From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
Peter's
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
pulsations
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
report
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
response
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
Rome
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Saint
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
say
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From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
some
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From this reading She had an imagination that kindled at the mention of great deeds, and wherever she turned some great deed had been acted.
stones
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From this reading She had always been fond of history, and here was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine.
street
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From this reading She had always been fond of history, and here was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine.
strongly
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From this reading These things strongly moved her, but moved her all inwardly.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
sunshine
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From this reading She had always been fond of history, and here was history in the stones of the street and the atoms of the sunshine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These things strongly moved her, but moved her all inwardly.
things
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From this reading These things strongly moved her, but moved her all inwardly.
threshold
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
trod
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
turned
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From this reading She had an imagination that kindled at the mention of great deeds, and wherever she turned some great deed had been acted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is enough to say that her impression was such as might have been expected of a person of her freshness and her eagerness.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading She had an imagination that kindled at the mention of great deeds, and wherever she turned some great deed had been acted.
woman's
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
young
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From this reading I may not attempt to report in its fulness our young woman’s response to the deep appeal of Rome, to analyse her feelings as she trod the pavement of the Forum or to number her pulsations as she crossed the threshold of Saint Peter’s.
