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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 A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
able
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From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
also
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
Ardini
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
beauty
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
bird's
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
blue
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It can no longer control or command the body's mechanism,--therefore the body is practically useless.
body's
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From this reading It can no longer control or command the body's mechanism,--therefore the body is practically useless.
brain
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From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
brilliant
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
broke
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
brushed
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It can no longer control or command the body's mechanism,--therefore the body is practically useless.
case
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
command
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From this reading It can no longer control or command the body's mechanism,--therefore the body is practically useless.
concentrated
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
control
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From this reading It can no longer control or command the body's mechanism,--therefore the body is practically useless.
d'Oro
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
dealing
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
delicate
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
exactly
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From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
fellow
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From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
flower-filled
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
gardens
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
gone
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From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
hand
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From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
lift
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From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
light
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
loggia
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
longer
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From this reading It can no longer control or command the body's mechanism,--therefore the body is practically useless.
looking
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
man
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From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
Marco
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
mechanism
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From this reading It can no longer control or command the body's mechanism,--therefore the body is practically useless.
millions
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
Morgana
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
muscle
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From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It can no longer control or command the body's mechanism,--therefore the body is practically useless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It can no longer control or command the body's mechanism,--therefore the body is practically useless.
out
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
Palazzo
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
pathetic
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
physician
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
Power
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From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
practically
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From this reading It can no longer control or command the body's mechanism,--therefore the body is practically useless.
purest
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
radiance
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
ripples
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
rose-marble
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
ruined
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From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
said
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From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
scarcely
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
scene
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
scientist
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
sea
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
seeing
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
shimmered
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
silver
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
sinew
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From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
stretched
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
strong
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From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
surface
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
surgeon
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It can no longer control or command the body's mechanism,--therefore the body is practically useless.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
tiny
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
useless
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From this reading It can no longer control or command the body's mechanism,--therefore the body is practically useless.
volition
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From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
walk
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From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
whole
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
wide
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Power of volition is gone,--the poor fellow will never be able to walk again or to lift a hand.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
wing
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From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
wistfulness
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From this reading Morgana stood in her rose-marble loggia, looking with a pathetic wistfulness at the beauty of the scene, and beside her stood Marco Ardini, scientist, surgeon and physician, looking also, but scarcely seeing, his whole thought being concentrated on the "case" with which he had been dealing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A brilliant morning broke over the flower-filled gardens of the Palazzo d'Oro, and the sea, stretched out in a wide radiance of purest blue shimmered with millions of tiny silver ripples brushed on its surface by a light wind as delicate as a bird's wing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is exactly as I at first told you,"--he said--"The man is strong in muscle and sinew,--but his brain is ruined.
