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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 Scarlett uttered a mocking laugh, which was insolently echoed by his men.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarlett laughed scornfully, and his men again echoed his forced mirth.
All
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must be taught humility, sir."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
blades
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Scarlett uttered a mocking laugh, which was insolently echoed by his men.
call
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
Cavaliers
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
certainly
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
comes
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
company
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
consequent
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Pride, sir," continued Fred, quietly, "goes with gay trappings, and silken scarves, and feathered hats.
country
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
echoed
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From this reading Scarlett uttered a mocking laugh, which was insolently echoed by his men.
eyes
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
fear
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
feathered
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From this reading "Pride, sir," continued Fred, quietly, "goes with gay trappings, and silken scarves, and feathered hats.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
forced
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From this reading Scarlett laughed scornfully, and his men again echoed his forced mirth.
Fred
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
gay
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From this reading "Pride, sir," continued Fred, quietly, "goes with gay trappings, and silken scarves, and feathered hats.
God
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
goes
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From this reading "Pride, sir," continued Fred, quietly, "goes with gay trappings, and silken scarves, and feathered hats.
hats
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From this reading "Pride, sir," continued Fred, quietly, "goes with gay trappings, and silken scarves, and feathered hats.
haughtiness
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Scarlett uttered a mocking laugh, which was insolently echoed by his men.
humility
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From this reading You must be taught humility, sir."
insolently
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From this reading Scarlett uttered a mocking laugh, which was insolently echoed by his men.
keeping
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
laugh
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From this reading Scarlett uttered a mocking laugh, which was insolently echoed by his men.
laughed
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From this reading Scarlett laughed scornfully, and his men again echoed his forced mirth.
love
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
men
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From this reading Scarlett uttered a mocking laugh, which was insolently echoed by his men.
mirth
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From this reading Scarlett laughed scornfully, and his men again echoed his forced mirth.
mocking
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From this reading Scarlett uttered a mocking laugh, which was insolently echoed by his men.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be taught humility, sir."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
pride
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
quietly
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From this reading "Pride, sir," continued Fred, quietly, "goes with gay trappings, and silken scarves, and feathered hats.
roystering
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
Scarlett
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From this reading Scarlett uttered a mocking laugh, which was insolently echoed by his men.
scarves
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From this reading "Pride, sir," continued Fred, quietly, "goes with gay trappings, and silken scarves, and feathered hats.
scornfully
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From this reading Scarlett laughed scornfully, and his men again echoed his forced mirth.
silken
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From this reading "Pride, sir," continued Fred, quietly, "goes with gay trappings, and silken scarves, and feathered hats.
sir
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
slightly
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
taught
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From this reading You must be taught humility, sir."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
trappings
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From this reading "Pride, sir," continued Fred, quietly, "goes with gay trappings, and silken scarves, and feathered hats.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Scarlett uttered a mocking laugh, which was insolently echoed by his men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scarlett uttered a mocking laugh, which was insolently echoed by his men.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Scarlett uttered a mocking laugh, which was insolently echoed by his men.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
wild
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
winced
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From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Pride, sir," continued Fred, quietly, "goes with gay trappings, and silken scarves, and feathered hats.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must be taught humility, sir."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fred winced slightly, but he went on-- "All this comes, sir, from the pride and haughtiness consequent upon your keeping the company of wild, roystering blades, who call themselves Cavaliers--men without the fear of God before their eyes, and certainly without love for their country.
