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The Hypocrite
The Hypocrite

Chapter I

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_MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
_MORNING LEADER_:--"A brilliant book....
Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."
_WORLD_:--"The anonymous author is evidently young and clever.
He paints with a firm, bold hand.
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The Hypocrite

Chapter I

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
Line 2
_MORNING LEADER_:--"A brilliant book....
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Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."
Line 4
_WORLD_:--"The anonymous author is evidently young and clever.
Line 5
He paints with a firm, bold hand.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “_MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He paints with a firm, bold hand.”

MORNING noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “_MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."”

All words in this reading · 35

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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 _MORNING LEADER_:--"A brilliant book....

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."

anonymous

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From this reading _WORLD_:--"The anonymous author is evidently young and clever.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

author

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From this reading _WORLD_:--"The anonymous author is evidently young and clever.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

bold

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From this reading He paints with a firm, bold hand.

book

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From this reading _MORNING LEADER_:--"A brilliant book....

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

brain

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From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."

brilliant

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From this reading _MORNING LEADER_:--"A brilliant book....

clever

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From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

day

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From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

entitled

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From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

Evidently

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From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."

firm

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From this reading He paints with a firm, bold hand.

hand

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From this reading He paints with a firm, bold hand.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He paints with a firm, bold hand.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

LEADER

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From this reading _MORNING LEADER_:--"A brilliant book....

MORNINGnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

paints

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From this reading He paints with a firm, bold hand.

POST

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From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

powerful

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From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."

regarded

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From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

subtle

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From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He paints with a firm, bold hand.

work

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From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."

WORLD

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From this reading _WORLD_:--"The anonymous author is evidently young and clever.

young

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From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."