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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 I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
accent
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From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
account
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From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
acquisition
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From this reading I made considerable progress in the acquisition of the two languages.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
banished
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From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
birth
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From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
chiefly
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From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
Condemned
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
considerable
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From this reading I made considerable progress in the acquisition of the two languages.
Dante
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
difficult
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From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
Earl's
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
evening
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From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
far
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From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
favourite
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From this reading The Italian was my favourite.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
French
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From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
Home
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
house
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From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I made considerable progress in the acquisition of the two languages.
instruction
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From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
Italian
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From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
languages
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From this reading I made considerable progress in the acquisition of the two languages.
made
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From this reading I made considerable progress in the acquisition of the two languages.
Man
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
master
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From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
Mishna
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
Money-changers
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
Monsieur
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
most
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From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
MusketnounUS /ˈmusket/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
Norman
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From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
Peace
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
Pool
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
possessed
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From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
priest
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From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
progress
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From this reading I made considerable progress in the acquisition of the two languages.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
Read
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
receive
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From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
regularly
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From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
Rivulet
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
Sonorous
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
Sporting
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
studied
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From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
Sweet
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
tuition
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From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
two
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From this reading I made considerable progress in the acquisition of the two languages.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
Voice
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Italian was my favourite.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I found the French by far the most difficult, chiefly on account of the accent, which my master himself possessed in no great purity, being a Norman by birth.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading So I studied French and Italian under the tuition of the banished priest, to whose house I went regularly every evening to receive instruction.
Zohar
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From this reading Monsieur Dante--Condemned Musket--Sporting--Sweet Rivulet--The Earl's Home--The Pool--The Sonorous Voice--What dost Thou Read?--Man of Peace--Zohar and Mishna--Money-changers.
