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171
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From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He is an antiquarian and a barber, is he not?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is an antiquarian and a barber, is he not?”
antiquarian
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From this reading He is an antiquarian and a barber, is he not?”
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “No,” said I, “but I heard Steele talk of him the other night at Wills’s.
BARBER
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From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
BEAUTIES
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From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No,” said I, “but I heard Steele talk of him the other night at Wills’s.
celebrated
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From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
character
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
Chelsea
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From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
CLUB
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From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
comical
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
compensate
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
day
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From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
debasement
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
enough
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
GENIUS
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From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
heard
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From this reading “No,” said I, “but I heard Steele talk of him the other night at Wills’s.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No,” said I, “but I heard Steele talk of him the other night at Wills’s.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is an antiquarian and a barber, is he not?”
KIT-CAT
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From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
man
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
Mr
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From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
NAMES
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From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
night
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From this reading “No,” said I, “but I heard Steele talk of him the other night at Wills’s.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said I, “but I heard Steele talk of him the other night at Wills’s.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He is an antiquarian and a barber, is he not?”
oddities
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
other
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From this reading “No,” said I, “but I heard Steele talk of him the other night at Wills’s.
PERICLES
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From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
rank
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
really
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
riding
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From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
said
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From this reading “No,” said I, “but I heard Steele talk of him the other night at Wills’s.
Salter
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From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
seen
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From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
shaving
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
Steele
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From this reading “No,” said I, “but I heard Steele talk of him the other night at Wills’s.
strange
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
talk
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From this reading “No,” said I, “but I heard Steele talk of him the other night at Wills’s.
talking
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
Tarleton
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From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
TOASTS
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From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
TURNED
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From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
UNIVERSAL
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From this reading A UNIVERSAL GENIUS.--PERICLES TURNED BARBER.--NAMES OF BEAUTIES IN 171-.--THE TOASTS OF THE KIT-CAT CLUB.
virtuoso
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
Wills's
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From this reading “No,” said I, “but I heard Steele talk of him the other night at Wills’s.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As I was riding with Tarleton towards Chelsea, one day, he asked me if I had ever seen the celebrated Mr. Salter.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, a shaving virtuoso; really a comical and strange character, and has oddities enough to compensate one for the debasement of talking with a man in his rank.”
