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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 NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
all
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From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
almost
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From this reading He found himself held up at once to ridicule and contempt--praised and blamed almost in the same breath.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
article
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From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He found himself held up at once to ridicule and contempt--praised and blamed almost in the same breath.
besieged
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From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
blamednounUS /blamed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found himself held up at once to ridicule and contempt--praised and blamed almost in the same breath.
breath
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Brooks
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From this reading A NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
charitable
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contempt
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From this reading He found himself held up at once to ridicule and contempt--praised and blamed almost in the same breath.
cope
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From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
crowd
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Daily
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discussing
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From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
DON
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From this reading A NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
drove
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From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
dubbed
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From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
en
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From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
entitled
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From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
evening
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From this reading A NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
famous
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From this reading A NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
find
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From this reading A NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
flattering
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From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found himself held up at once to ridicule and contempt--praised and blamed almost in the same breath.
Gazette
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From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
half-a-dozen
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From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
headquarters
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From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
held
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From this reading He found himself held up at once to ridicule and contempt--praised and blamed almost in the same breath.
helpers
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From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found himself held up at once to ridicule and contempt--praised and blamed almost in the same breath.
James's
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From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
London
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From this reading A NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
made
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From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
once
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From this reading He found himself held up at once to ridicule and contempt--praised and blamed almost in the same breath.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
other
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From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
papers
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From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
philanthropy
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From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
praised
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purchased
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From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
QUIXOTE
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From this reading A NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
reached
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From this reading A NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
remarks
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From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
reporters
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From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
ridicule
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From this reading He found himself held up at once to ridicule and contempt--praised and blamed almost in the same breath.
route
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From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found himself held up at once to ridicule and contempt--praised and blamed almost in the same breath.
scarcely
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From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
schemes
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From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
snatchnounUS /snatch/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
St
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From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
staff
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From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
Stepney
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From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NEW DON QUIXOTE Brooks reached London the next evening to find himself famous.
unable
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From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
up
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From this reading He found himself held up at once to ridicule and contempt--praised and blamed almost in the same breath.
Utopia
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From this reading The Daily Gazette, in an article entitled "The New Utopia," dubbed him the "Don Quixote of philanthropy" the St. James's made other remarks scarcely so flattering.
waiting
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From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The evening papers, one of which he had purchased en route, were one and all discussing his new charitable schemes.
wholly
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From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
word
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From this reading He drove at once to Stepney, and found his headquarters besieged by a crowd which his little staff of helpers was wholly unable to cope with, and half-a-dozen reporters waiting to snatch a word with him.
