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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 "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
accurate
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
all
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From this reading At the thought of this, all the Duchessa's anger was rekindled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
anger
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From this reading At the thought of this, all the Duchessa's anger was rekindled.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the thought of this, all the Duchessa's anger was rekindled.
base
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From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
becomes
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From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
betrayed
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From this reading "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
brains
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From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
capable
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From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
Conte
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From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
crime
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
dastardly
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From this reading "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
day
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
discernmentnounUS /dɪˈsɝːn.mənt/
The ability to judge well and perceive the true nature of events.
From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
Duchessa's
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From this reading At the thought of this, all the Duchessa's anger was rekindled.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
excuse
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From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
Fabrizio
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
Fabrizio's
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
happy
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
homicide
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
how
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From this reading "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
hundred
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
imagines
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From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
information
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
innocent
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
insult
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From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
just
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
like
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
man
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From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
most
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
noticed
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From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the thought of this, all the Duchessa's anger was rekindled.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
only
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From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
others
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
pains
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
passions
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From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
politics
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
Prince
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From this reading "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
procure
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
reasoning
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From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
rekindled
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From this reading At the thought of this, all the Duchessa's anger was rekindled.
reported
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
said
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From this reading "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
scorenounUS /skɔr/
an unpaid bill or debt in a specific situation in this story
From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
some
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From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
States
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
sworn
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
taken
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the thought of this, all the Duchessa's anger was rekindled.
There
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From this reading There is no excuse for the man: he has brains, discernment, he is capable of reasoning; there is nothing base in him but his passions.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the thought of this, all the Duchessa's anger was rekindled.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the thought of this, all the Duchessa's anger was rekindled.
times
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From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
tried
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From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
trifling
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
vulgar
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From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the thought of this, all the Duchessa's anger was rekindled.
way
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From this reading "The Prince has betrayed me," she said to herself, "and in how dastardly a way!
Well
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From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Conte and I have noticed it a score of times; his mind becomes vulgar only when he imagines that some one has tried to insult him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, Fabrizio's crime has nothing to do with politics, it is a trifling homicide, just like a hundred others that are reported every day in his happy States, and the Conte has sworn to me that he has taken pains to procure the most accurate information, and that Fabrizio is innocent.
