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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 savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
all
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From this reading As it was, it was all in the note--the exotic note of Venice and her spells.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
appointed
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From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was, it was all in the note--the exotic note of Venice and her spells.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
bizarre
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From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
bought
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From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
Britain's
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From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
centuries
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From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
chair
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From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
daughters
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From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
days
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From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
dress
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From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
Englishwoman
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From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
entered
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From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
exotic
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From this reading As it was, it was all in the note--the exotic note of Venice and her spells.
eyes
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From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
Feast
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From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
Full
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From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
gone
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From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As it was, it was all in the note--the exotic note of Venice and her spells.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
Imperial
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From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
indeed
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From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
lady
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From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
loggia
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From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
Lucerne
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From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
made
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From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
meet
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From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
moment
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From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
Moon
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From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
most
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From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
note
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From this reading As it was, it was all in the note--the exotic note of Venice and her spells.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
old
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From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
only
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From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
other
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From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
Paul
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From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
Paul's
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From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
rather
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From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
Rome
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From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
room
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From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
salon
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From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
savoured
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From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
seated
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From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
seen
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From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
spells
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From this reading As it was, it was all in the note--the exotic note of Venice and her spells.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
too
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From this reading It savoured rather of other centuries and the days of Imperial Rome, and indeed, had his lady been one of Britain's daughters, he too might have found it a little _bizarre_.
Venetian
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From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
Venice
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From this reading As it was, it was all in the note--the exotic note of Venice and her spells.
vision
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From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it was, it was all in the note--the exotic note of Venice and her spells.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
woke
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From this reading The lady had gone to her room when he woke on the loggia, and he had only time to dress before the appointed moment when he was to meet her in the little salon.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No Englishwoman would have thought of the details which made the Feast of the Full Moon so wonderful in Paul's eyes.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She was seated on the old Venetian chair she had bought in Lucerne when Paul entered--the most radiant vision he had yet seen.
