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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 Entering the fiacre, I drove in it a very little way toward the city.
alighted
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From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
also
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From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
Avellino
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From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
bade
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From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
carriage
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From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
city
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From this reading Entering the fiacre, I drove in it a very little way toward the city.
commands
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From this reading He heard my commands in silence and evident embarrassment.
corner
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From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
days
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From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
departure
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From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
driver
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From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
drove
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From this reading Entering the fiacre, I drove in it a very little way toward the city.
embarrassment
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From this reading He heard my commands in silence and evident embarrassment.
Entering
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From this reading Entering the fiacre, I drove in it a very little way toward the city.
evening
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From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
evident
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From this reading He heard my commands in silence and evident embarrassment.
few
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From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
fiacre
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From this reading Entering the fiacre, I drove in it a very little way toward the city.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
gates
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From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
go
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From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
going
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From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard my commands in silence and evident embarrassment.
heard
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From this reading He heard my commands in silence and evident embarrassment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
horses
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From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
hotel
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From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Entering the fiacre, I drove in it a very little way toward the city.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entering the fiacre, I drove in it a very little way toward the city.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Entering the fiacre, I drove in it a very little way toward the city.
led
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From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Entering the fiacre, I drove in it a very little way toward the city.
mountains
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From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
ordered
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From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
own
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From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
pack
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From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
portmanteau
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From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
proposed
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From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
readiness
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From this reading I also bade him pack my portmanteau in readiness for my departure that evening, as I proposed going to Avellino, among the mountains, for a few days.
road
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From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
Romani
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From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
send
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From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He heard my commands in silence and evident embarrassment.
stop
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From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entering the fiacre, I drove in it a very little way toward the city.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
there
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From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Entering the fiacre, I drove in it a very little way toward the city.
up
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From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
very
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From this reading Entering the fiacre, I drove in it a very little way toward the city.
Villa
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From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
Vincenzo
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From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
wait
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From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
way
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From this reading Entering the fiacre, I drove in it a very little way toward the city.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
winding
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From this reading I bade the driver stop at the corner of the winding road that led to the Villa Romani, and there I alighted.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I ordered Vincenzo to go on to the hotel and send from thence my own carriage and horses up to the villa gates, where I would wait for it.
