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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 Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
Anthony's
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From this reading A number of persons were speaking through the smoke of their pipes at a round table at Anthony's elbow.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
begins
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From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
crept
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From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
curl
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From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
day
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From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
denied
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From this reading "I do not," denied the man with the hook-nose.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not," denied the man with the hook-nose.
dreams
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From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
dulled
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From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
effect
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From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
elbow
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From this reading A number of persons were speaking through the smoke of their pipes at a round table at Anthony's elbow.
eyes
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From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
face
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From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
gold
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From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
hook-nose
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From this reading "I do not," denied the man with the hook-nose.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not," denied the man with the hook-nose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
joyless
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From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
level
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From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
lip
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From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
makes
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From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
man
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From this reading "I do not," denied the man with the hook-nose.
Many
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From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not," denied the man with the hook-nose.
note
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From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
number
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From this reading A number of persons were speaking through the smoke of their pipes at a round table at Anthony's elbow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
once
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From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
only
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From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
persons
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From this reading A number of persons were speaking through the smoke of their pipes at a round table at Anthony's elbow.
piece
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From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
pipes
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From this reading A number of persons were speaking through the smoke of their pipes at a round table at Anthony's elbow.
pocket
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From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
possible
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From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
prove
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From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
Put
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From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
rare
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From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
round
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From this reading A number of persons were speaking through the smoke of their pipes at a round table at Anthony's elbow.
see
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From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
shabby
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From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
smoke
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From this reading A number of persons were speaking through the smoke of their pipes at a round table at Anthony's elbow.
some
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From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
speaking
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From this reading A number of persons were speaking through the smoke of their pipes at a round table at Anthony's elbow.
table
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From this reading A number of persons were speaking through the smoke of their pipes at a round table at Anthony's elbow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I do not," denied the man with the hook-nose.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A number of persons were speaking through the smoke of their pipes at a round table at Anthony's elbow.
there's
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From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
things
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From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A number of persons were speaking through the smoke of their pipes at a round table at Anthony's elbow.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
touch
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From this reading Many a man has crept, shabby and ashamed, before the face of day; and the touch of gold has brought his eyes to a level, and put some of that curl into his lip that makes life possible."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
visible
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From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
warm
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From this reading Put a piece of it into the pocket of a poor man, and it at once begins to warm him; his eyes see things not visible before; his mind dreams dreams.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A number of persons were speaking through the smoke of their pipes at a round table at Anthony's elbow.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I do not," denied the man with the hook-nose.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "To prove to yourself that there's rare virtue in gold, you have only to note its effect upon dulled, whipped, and joyless things.
