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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 was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
allowance
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From this reading I could obtain nothing from my family, nor from my home, beyond my inadequate allowance.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
always
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
any
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
baker
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I could obtain nothing from my family, nor from my home, beyond my inadequate allowance.
birthright
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
bogs
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
bottom
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From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
breakfasted
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
buy
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From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
cheap
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
climb
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
cost
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could obtain nothing from my family, nor from my home, beyond my inadequate allowance.
crumbled
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
day
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
draperies
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
du
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
enough
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
expenses
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From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
family
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From this reading I could obtain nothing from my family, nor from my home, beyond my inadequate allowance.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
friend
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From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I could obtain nothing from my family, nor from my home, beyond my inadequate allowance.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
ground-bed
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
height
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
home
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From this reading I could obtain nothing from my family, nor from my home, beyond my inadequate allowance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
inadequate
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From this reading I could obtain nothing from my family, nor from my home, beyond my inadequate allowance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
irascible
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From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
irritability
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From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
keen
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
man
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From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
meal
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
medical
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From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
milk
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
money
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From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I could obtain nothing from my family, nor from my home, beyond my inadequate allowance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I could obtain nothing from my family, nor from my home, beyond my inadequate allowance.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading I could obtain nothing from my family, nor from my home, beyond my inadequate allowance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
off
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
pay
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From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
Petit-Lion
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
poverty
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
reach
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From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
restless
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From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
roll
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
Rue
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
say
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
scale
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From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
sensitiveness
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
social
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From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
sold
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
sous
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
strong
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
struggling
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From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
surface
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From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
temper
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From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
thus
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
toil
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From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
touchy
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From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
training
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From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
trampled
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
two
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
understood
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From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
wear
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From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No one understood that this irritability was the distress and toil of a man who, at the bottom of the social scale, is struggling to reach the surface.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I was alone, with no one to help me, no money to buy books or to pay the expenses of my medical training; I had not a friend; my irascible, touchy, restless temper was against me.
yesterday
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From this reading In short, at that time, I breakfasted off a roll which the baker in the Rue du Petit-Lion sold me cheap because it was left from yesterday or the day before, and I crumbled it into milk; thus my morning meal cost me but two sous.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Still, I had, as I may say to you, before whom I need wear no draperies, I had that ground-bed of good feeling and keen sensitiveness which must always be the birthright of any man who is strong enough to climb to any height whatever, after having long trampled in the bogs of poverty.
