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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 Jack strode out into the night, his mind in a whirl.
act
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From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
All
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From this reading All his thoughts were on Isaac.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
asking
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
child
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
direct
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From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
elation
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From this reading No sense of elation over the money had possession of him.
father
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From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
friend
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From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No sense of elation over the money had possession of him.
handle
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
heard
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From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
heart
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No sense of elation over the money had possession of him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack strode out into the night, his mind in a whirl.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jack strode out into the night, his mind in a whirl.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jack strode out into the night, his mind in a whirl.
Isaac
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From this reading All his thoughts were on Isaac.
Jack
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From this reading Jack strode out into the night, his mind in a whirl.
Jew
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
journeyman
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
keep
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
kept
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
kindness
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From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
like
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
man
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
manner
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack strode out into the night, his mind in a whirl.
money
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From this reading No sense of elation over the money had possession of him.
night
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From this reading Jack strode out into the night, his mind in a whirl.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sense of elation over the money had possession of him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No sense of elation over the money had possession of him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All his thoughts were on Isaac.
out
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From this reading Jack strode out into the night, his mind in a whirl.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading No sense of elation over the money had possession of him.
own
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From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
possession
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From this reading No sense of elation over the money had possession of him.
prince
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
reading
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From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
savant
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
sense
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From this reading No sense of elation over the money had possession of him.
shears
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
sort
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
spend
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
spontaneous
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From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
strode
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From this reading Jack strode out into the night, his mind in a whirl.
stunned
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
surprise
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
sympathizing
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From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
talk
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From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack strode out into the night, his mind in a whirl.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
thoughts
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From this reading All his thoughts were on Isaac.
troubles
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From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All his thoughts were on Isaac.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
whirl
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From this reading Jack strode out into the night, his mind in a whirl.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading What manner of man was this Jew? he kept asking himself in a sort of stunned surprise, who could handle his shears like a journeyman, talk like a savant, spend money like a prince, and still keep the heart of a child?
Whoever
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From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whoever heard of such an act of kindness; and so spontaneous and direct; reading his heart, sympathizing with him in his troubles--as his friend would have done--as his own father might have done.
