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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 "How like a fawning publican he looks!"
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
action
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From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
apart
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading With these exceptions, the whole of the rest of the travellers were crowding around the person of the mountebank.
Baptiste
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
barge
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From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
boatmen
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
boxes
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
change
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From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
crowding
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From this reading With these exceptions, the whole of the rest of the travellers were crowding around the person of the mountebank.
day
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
drawn
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
elevated
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
entrance
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
exceptions
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From this reading With these exceptions, the whole of the rest of the travellers were crowding around the person of the mountebank.
fawning
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From this reading "How like a fawning publican he looks!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
furtively
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How like a fawning publican he looks!"
heads
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
How
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From this reading "How like a fawning publican he looks!"
identical
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
juggler's
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From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
like
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From this reading "How like a fawning publican he looks!"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
looks
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From this reading "How like a fawning publican he looks!"
many
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
Maso
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
meek-looking
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
mountebank
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From this reading With these exceptions, the whole of the rest of the travellers were crowding around the person of the mountebank.
observant
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
occupied
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
pace
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
person
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From this reading With these exceptions, the whole of the rest of the travellers were crowding around the person of the mountebank.
Pippo
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
platform
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
portion
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From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
possession
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From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
publican
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From this reading "How like a fawning publican he looks!"
quiet
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From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With these exceptions, the whole of the rest of the travellers were crowding around the person of the mountebank.
retiring
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
sate
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
scene
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From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
Shylock
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From this reading Shylock.
silent
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
slept
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
spot
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
stern
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From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
stranger
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With these exceptions, the whole of the rest of the travellers were crowding around the person of the mountebank.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
travellers
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From this reading With these exceptions, the whole of the rest of the travellers were crowding around the person of the mountebank.
vessel
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From this reading The change of the juggler's scene of action left the party in the stern of the barge, in quiet possession of their portion of the vessel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With these exceptions, the whole of the rest of the travellers were crowding around the person of the mountebank.
whole
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From this reading With these exceptions, the whole of the rest of the travellers were crowding around the person of the mountebank.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With these exceptions, the whole of the rest of the travellers were crowding around the person of the mountebank.
witticisms
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From this reading Baptiste and his boatmen still slept among the boxes; Maso continued to pace his elevated platform above their heads; and the meek-looking stranger, whose entrance into the barge had drawn so many witticisms from Pippo, sate a little apart, silent, furtively observant, and retiring, in the identical spot he had occupied throughout the day.
