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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 For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
able
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From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
absurd
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
animated
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From this reading He only became eloquent and animated, when the conversation turned upon subjects connected with his art.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading He only became eloquent and animated, when the conversation turned upon subjects connected with his art.
artist
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From this reading The artist was a silent man, and understood how to think and speak in lines and colors, better than in words.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
became
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From this reading He only became eloquent and animated, when the conversation turned upon subjects connected with his art.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
better
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From this reading The artist was a silent man, and understood how to think and speak in lines and colors, better than in words.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
colors
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From this reading The artist was a silent man, and understood how to think and speak in lines and colors, better than in words.
connected
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From this reading He only became eloquent and animated, when the conversation turned upon subjects connected with his art.
conversation
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From this reading He only became eloquent and animated, when the conversation turned upon subjects connected with his art.
corpse
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
death
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From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
deeper
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
eloquent
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From this reading He only became eloquent and animated, when the conversation turned upon subjects connected with his art.
exerted
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
far
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
father's
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
full
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From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
How
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
human
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From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
influence
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
inspired
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
jester's
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
lasting
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
laughed
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
like
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From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
lines
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From this reading The artist was a silent man, and understood how to think and speak in lines and colors, better than in words.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
man
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
more
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
now
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From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
often
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
old
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
only
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From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
pale
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From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
Pellicanus
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From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
respect
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
rose
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From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
silent
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From this reading The artist was a silent man, and understood how to think and speak in lines and colors, better than in words.
speak
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From this reading The artist was a silent man, and understood how to think and speak in lines and colors, better than in words.
stark
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From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
stretched
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From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
subjects
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From this reading He only became eloquent and animated, when the conversation turned upon subjects connected with his art.
supposed
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The artist was a silent man, and understood how to think and speak in lines and colors, better than in words.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
turned
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From this reading He only became eloquent and animated, when the conversation turned upon subjects connected with his art.
Ulrich
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From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
understood
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From this reading The artist was a silent man, and understood how to think and speak in lines and colors, better than in words.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
vision
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From this reading Hitherto he had only been able to imagine him as he had looked in life, but now the vision of him stretched at full length, stark and pale like the dead Pellicanus, often rose before his mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The artist was a silent man, and understood how to think and speak in lines and colors, better than in words.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He only became eloquent and animated, when the conversation turned upon subjects connected with his art.
wicked
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
witnessed
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From this reading For the first time in his life Ulrich had witnessed the death of a human being.
words
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From this reading How often he had laughed at the fool, or thought his words absurd and wicked;--but the dead man inspired him with respect, and the thought of the old jester's corpse exerted a far deeper and more lasting influence upon him, than his father's supposed death.
