Chapter XXXI
We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja. “You remember Carmelo Neri?” I asked. Andrea shrugged his shoulders with an air of infinite commiseration. “Ah!
Vendetta: A Story of One Forgotten
Chapter XXXI
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We
left
the
Molo,
and
paused
at
a
retired
street
corner
leading
from
the
Chiaja.
“You
remember
Carmelo
Neri?”
I
asked.
Andrea
shrugged
his
shoulders
with
an
air
of
infinite
commiseration.
“Ah!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
We
left
the
Molo,
and
paused
at
a
retired
street
corner
leading
from
the
Chiaja.
Line 2
“You
remember
Carmelo
Neri?”
Line 3
I
asked.
/aɪ asked/
Line 4
Andrea
shrugged
his
shoulders
with
an
air
of
infinite
commiseration.
Line 5
“Ah!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““You remember Carmelo Neri?””
Retired
verb
US /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading “We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.”
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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 We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah!
air
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From this reading Andrea shrugged his shoulders with an air of infinite commiseration.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Andrea shrugged his shoulders with an air of infinite commiseration.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
Andrea
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From this reading Andrea shrugged his shoulders with an air of infinite commiseration.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
Carmelo
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From this reading “You remember Carmelo Neri?”
Chiaja
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From this reading We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
commiseration
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From this reading Andrea shrugged his shoulders with an air of infinite commiseration.
corner
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From this reading We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andrea shrugged his shoulders with an air of infinite commiseration.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
infinite
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From this reading Andrea shrugged his shoulders with an air of infinite commiseration.
leading
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From this reading We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
Molo
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From this reading We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
Neri
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From this reading “You remember Carmelo Neri?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andrea shrugged his shoulders with an air of infinite commiseration.
paused
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From this reading We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “You remember Carmelo Neri?”
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
shoulders
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From this reading Andrea shrugged his shoulders with an air of infinite commiseration.
shrugged
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From this reading Andrea shrugged his shoulders with an air of infinite commiseration.
street
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From this reading We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left the Molo, and paused at a retired street corner leading from the Chiaja.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Andrea shrugged his shoulders with an air of infinite commiseration.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You remember Carmelo Neri?”