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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 [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Good evening," Paul said politely and was about to continue on his way when the man stopped him.
accent
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From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
actor
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
All
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Good evening," Paul said politely and was about to continue on his way when the man stopped him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paul asked, bringing himself back from one of the roseate dreams with which he kept himself insulated from a not-too-kind reality.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
back
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From this reading Paul asked, bringing himself back from one of the roseate dreams with which he kept himself insulated from a not-too-kind reality.
bad
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
bringing
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From this reading Paul asked, bringing himself back from one of the roseate dreams with which he kept himself insulated from a not-too-kind reality.
clambering
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
continue
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From this reading "Good evening," Paul said politely and was about to continue on his way when the man stopped him.
direct
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
dreams
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From this reading Paul asked, bringing himself back from one of the roseate dreams with which he kept himself insulated from a not-too-kind reality.
encountered
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From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
evening
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From this reading "Good evening," Paul said politely and was about to continue on his way when the man stopped him.
face
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Paul asked, bringing himself back from one of the roseate dreams with which he kept himself insulated from a not-too-kind reality.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good evening," Paul said politely and was about to continue on his way when the man stopped him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Good evening," Paul said politely and was about to continue on his way when the man stopped him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Paul asked, bringing himself back from one of the roseate dreams with which he kept himself insulated from a not-too-kind reality.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
house
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
insulated
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From this reading Paul asked, bringing himself back from one of the roseate dreams with which he kept himself insulated from a not-too-kind reality.
intended
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
kept
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From this reading Paul asked, bringing himself back from one of the roseate dreams with which he kept himself insulated from a not-too-kind reality.
Lambrequin
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
man
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
met
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
not-too-kind
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From this reading Paul asked, bringing himself back from one of the roseate dreams with which he kept himself insulated from a not-too-kind reality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Good evening," Paul said politely and was about to continue on his way when the man stopped him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Paul asked, bringing himself back from one of the roseate dreams with which he kept himself insulated from a not-too-kind reality.
only
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
Paul
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
person
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From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
place
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From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
politely
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From this reading "Good evening," Paul said politely and was about to continue on his way when the man stopped him.
reality
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From this reading Paul asked, bringing himself back from one of the roseate dreams with which he kept himself insulated from a not-too-kind reality.
repertoire
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From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
room
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
rooming
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
roseate
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From this reading Paul asked, bringing himself back from one of the roseate dreams with which he kept himself insulated from a not-too-kind reality.
said
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From this reading "Good evening," Paul said politely and was about to continue on his way when the man stopped him.
shuttered
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From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
sight
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From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
stage
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
stairs
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
standard
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From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good evening," Paul said politely and was about to continue on his way when the man stopped him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
there
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
toneless
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From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
up
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
voice
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From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
way
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From this reading "Good evening," Paul said politely and was about to continue on his way when the man stopped him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Good evening," Paul said politely and was about to continue on his way when the man stopped him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Paul asked, bringing himself back from one of the roseate dreams with which he kept himself insulated from a not-too-kind reality.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
world's
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
wrong
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From this reading [Sidenote: _All the world's a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor ... only he intended to direct it!_] As Paul Lambrequin was clambering up the stairs of his rooming house, he met a man whose face was all wrong.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are the first person I have encountered in this place who has not shuttered at the sight of me," he said in a toneless voice with an accent that was outside the standard repertoire.
