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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 Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
abroad
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From this reading But what do the sheep and geese that are whipped abroad in herds by the drovers Cook and Gaze know of Monte Virgine or Cybele?
all
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aloft
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
Avellino
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From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
back
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From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
business
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From this reading Nothing—and they care less; and quiet Avellino escapes from their depredations, thankful that it is not marked on the business map of the drovers’ “_Runs_.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what do the sheep and geese that are whipped abroad in herds by the drovers Cook and Gaze know of Monte Virgine or Cybele?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
called
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
care
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From this reading Nothing—and they care less; and quiet Avellino escapes from their depredations, thankful that it is not marked on the business map of the drovers’ “_Runs_.”
century
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From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
clinging
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
cloak
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Cook
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Cybele
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days
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
depredations
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From this reading Nothing—and they care less; and quiet Avellino escapes from their depredations, thankful that it is not marked on the business map of the drovers’ “_Runs_.”
desecrated
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From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
dreamy
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From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
drovers
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From this reading But what do the sheep and geese that are whipped abroad in herds by the drovers Cook and Gaze know of Monte Virgine or Cybele?
eleventh
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From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
erected
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From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
escapes
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From this reading Nothing—and they care less; and quiet Avellino escapes from their depredations, thankful that it is not marked on the business map of the drovers’ “_Runs_.”
eventful
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From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
Gaze
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
geese
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From this reading But what do the sheep and geese that are whipped abroad in herds by the drovers Cook and Gaze know of Monte Virgine or Cybele?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
herds
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From this reading But what do the sheep and geese that are whipped abroad in herds by the drovers Cook and Gaze know of Monte Virgine or Cybele?
hill
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
holding
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what do the sheep and geese that are whipped abroad in herds by the drovers Cook and Gaze know of Monte Virgine or Cybele?
less
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From this reading Nothing—and they care less; and quiet Avellino escapes from their depredations, thankful that it is not marked on the business map of the drovers’ “_Runs_.”
like
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
map
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From this reading Nothing—and they care less; and quiet Avellino escapes from their depredations, thankful that it is not marked on the business map of the drovers’ “_Runs_.”
marked
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From this reading Nothing—and they care less; and quiet Avellino escapes from their depredations, thankful that it is not marked on the business map of the drovers’ “_Runs_.”
meditative
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
Messrs
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Monte
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mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing—and they care less; and quiet Avellino escapes from their depredations, thankful that it is not marked on the business map of the drovers’ “_Runs_.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
old
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
people
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From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
Persons
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
picturesque
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From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
quiet
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From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
rugged
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
ruins
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From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
Runs
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From this reading Nothing—and they care less; and quiet Avellino escapes from their depredations, thankful that it is not marked on the business map of the drovers’ “_Runs_.”
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
say
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From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
sheep
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From this reading But what do the sheep and geese that are whipped abroad in herds by the drovers Cook and Gaze know of Monte Virgine or Cybele?
sights
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
sort
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
stop
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
temple
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From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
thankful
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From this reading Nothing—and they care less; and quiet Avellino escapes from their depredations, thankful that it is not marked on the business map of the drovers’ “_Runs_.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But what do the sheep and geese that are whipped abroad in herds by the drovers Cook and Gaze know of Monte Virgine or Cybele?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nothing—and they care less; and quiet Avellino escapes from their depredations, thankful that it is not marked on the business map of the drovers’ “_Runs_.”
there
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nothing—and they care less; and quiet Avellino escapes from their depredations, thankful that it is not marked on the business map of the drovers’ “_Runs_.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
tickets
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
tourist
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From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
towns
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From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
Vandal
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From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
Virgine
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
vista
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From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what do the sheep and geese that are whipped abroad in herds by the drovers Cook and Gaze know of Monte Virgine or Cybele?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But what do the sheep and geese that are whipped abroad in herds by the drovers Cook and Gaze know of Monte Virgine or Cybele?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
wizard's
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
wrapping
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From this reading Persons holding “through tickets” from Messrs. Cook or Gaze do not stop there—there are no “sights” save the old sanctuary called _Monte Virgine_ standing aloft on its rugged hill, with all the memories of its ancient days clinging to it like a wizard’s cloak, and wrapping it in a sort of mysterious meditative silence.
years
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From this reading It can look back through a vista of eventful years to the eleventh century, when it was erected, so the people say, on the ruins of a temple of Cybele.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Avellino is one of those dreamy, quiet and picturesque towns which have not as yet been desecrated by the Vandal tourist.
