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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 Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
abhorrence
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From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
answer
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From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
Bacco
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have been bleeding, and I see that those tears which you try to check come from a deep well.
bending
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
bleeding
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From this reading You have been bleeding, and I see that those tears which you try to check come from a deep well.
boy
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From this reading What is this?"--and the irony of the tone vanished--"what is this, my poor boy?
charming
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From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
check
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From this reading You have been bleeding, and I see that those tears which you try to check come from a deep well.
choice
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have been bleeding, and I see that those tears which you try to check come from a deep well.
deep
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From this reading You have been bleeding, and I see that those tears which you try to check come from a deep well.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
down
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
Dr
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
face
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
fear
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From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
friend
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
hand
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have been bleeding, and I see that those tears which you try to check come from a deep well.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
hitherto
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From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
irony
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From this reading What is this?"--and the irony of the tone vanished--"what is this, my poor boy?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
Lenny
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From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
Lenny's
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
necessity
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
PerprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is this?"--and the irony of the tone vanished--"what is this, my poor boy?
putting
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
regarded
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From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
Riccabocca
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
said
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
see
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From this reading You have been bleeding, and I see that those tears which you try to check come from a deep well.
select
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From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
shoulder
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
shuddered
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From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
sit
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
situation
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From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
slightly
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From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
sort
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From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
superstitious
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From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
tears
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From this reading You have been bleeding, and I see that those tears which you try to check come from a deep well.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What is this?"--and the irony of the tone vanished--"what is this, my poor boy?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You have been bleeding, and I see that those tears which you try to check come from a deep well.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
tone
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From this reading What is this?"--and the irony of the tone vanished--"what is this, my poor boy?
touch
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From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
try
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From this reading You have been bleeding, and I see that those tears which you try to check come from a deep well.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
vain
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From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
vanished
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From this reading What is this?"--and the irony of the tone vanished--"what is this, my poor boy?
waiting
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From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
well
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From this reading You have been bleeding, and I see that those tears which you try to check come from a deep well.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is this?"--and the irony of the tone vanished--"what is this, my poor boy?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You have been bleeding, and I see that those tears which you try to check come from a deep well.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
winced
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From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lenny slightly shuddered, and winced under the touch of one whom he had hitherto regarded with a sort of superstitious abhorrence.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
young
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From this reading "/Per Bacco/!" said Dr. Riccabocca, putting his hand on Lenny's shoulder, and bending down to look into his face,--"/per Bacco/! my young friend, do you sit here from choice or necessity?"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "I fear," resumed Riccabocca, after waiting in vain for an answer to his question, "that though the situation is charming, you did not select it yourself.
