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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 GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
alias
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
all
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From this reading But that was not all.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Montepulciano and Lacrima-Christi, as Florian put it, had evidently disagreed with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
bad
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was not all.
cheap
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From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
column
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From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
Daily
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From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
disagreed
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From this reading Montepulciano and Lacrima-Christi, as Florian put it, had evidently disagreed with him.
discontent
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From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
down
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
else
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From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
evidently
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From this reading Montepulciano and Lacrima-Christi, as Florian put it, had evidently disagreed with him.
Florian
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From this reading Montepulciano and Lacrima-Christi, as Florian put it, had evidently disagreed with him.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
Francesco
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
Franz
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
GOLDEN
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Montepulciano and Lacrima-Christi, as Florian put it, had evidently disagreed with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Montepulciano and Lacrima-Christi, as Florian put it, had evidently disagreed with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
HOPES
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
humour
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Montepulciano and Lacrima-Christi, as Florian put it, had evidently disagreed with him.
Lacrima-Christi
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From this reading Montepulciano and Lacrima-Christi, as Florian put it, had evidently disagreed with him.
laid
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
laudatory
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From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
Lindner
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
lodgings
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
London
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
loved
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From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
marked
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From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
Montepulciano
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From this reading Montepulciano and Lacrima-Christi, as Florian put it, had evidently disagreed with him.
more
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From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
Mr
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
much
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From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that was not all.
now
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From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
once
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From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
outward
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
paper
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
Pavilion
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
put
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From this reading Montepulciano and Lacrima-Christi, as Florian put it, had evidently disagreed with him.
read
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From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
roused
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From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
Signor
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
signs
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
Soho
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
strain
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From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
subject
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From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
success
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From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
Telephone
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From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that was not all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
theatrical
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From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
undisguised
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From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
unmistakable
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
very
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
visible
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From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that was not all.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For this was what Franz had read, amid much else of the same cheap laudatory strain, in the theatrical column of the _Daily Telephone_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GOLDEN HOPES Mr Franz Lindner, _alias_ Signor Francesco of the London Pavilion, laid down his morning paper at his lodgings in Soho, with unmistakable outward and visible signs of a very bad humour.
woman
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From this reading The subject which roused his undisguised discontent was the marked success of the woman he once loved—the woman he loved now even more than ever.
