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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 AN AMIABLE MAN Baron Hatszegi was certainly a very amiable man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What the conversation was really about nobody distinctly recollected--the usual commonplaces no doubt, balls, soirees, horse-racing.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
AMIABLE
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From this reading AN AMIABLE MAN Baron Hatszegi was certainly a very amiable man.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AMIABLE MAN Baron Hatszegi was certainly a very amiable man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
balls
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Baron
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From this reading AN AMIABLE MAN Baron Hatszegi was certainly a very amiable man.
bore
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From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
certainly
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From this reading AN AMIABLE MAN Baron Hatszegi was certainly a very amiable man.
commonplaces
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conversation
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Demetrius
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devoting
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distinctly
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doubt
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ease
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From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
elegant
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From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
eyes
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From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
face
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From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
figure
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From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
full
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From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
graceful
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From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
hardly
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From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
Hatszegi
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From this reading AN AMIABLE MAN Baron Hatszegi was certainly a very amiable man.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
horse-racing
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From this reading What the conversation was really about nobody distinctly recollected--the usual commonplaces no doubt, balls, soirees, horse-racing.
hostess
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From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
lady
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From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
MAN
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From this reading AN AMIABLE MAN Baron Hatszegi was certainly a very amiable man.
manly
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From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
moved
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From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
naturally
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From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading What the conversation was really about nobody distinctly recollected--the usual commonplaces no doubt, balls, soirees, horse-racing.
nobly
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From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading What the conversation was really about nobody distinctly recollected--the usual commonplaces no doubt, balls, soirees, horse-racing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
perfect
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From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
picked
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From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
played
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From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
powerful
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From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
pride
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From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
principally
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From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
really
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From this reading What the conversation was really about nobody distinctly recollected--the usual commonplaces no doubt, balls, soirees, horse-racing.
recollected
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From this reading What the conversation was really about nobody distinctly recollected--the usual commonplaces no doubt, balls, soirees, horse-racing.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
soirees
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sparkling
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From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
spoke
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From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
taken
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From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
usual
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very
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From this reading AN AMIABLE MAN Baron Hatszegi was certainly a very amiable man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN AMIABLE MAN Baron Hatszegi was certainly a very amiable man.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What the conversation was really about nobody distinctly recollected--the usual commonplaces no doubt, balls, soirees, horse-racing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
widowed
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From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
word
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From this reading Mr. Demetrius was quite taken with him, although Hatszegi hardly exchanged a word with him, naturally devoting himself principally to the widowed lady who played the part of hostess.
words
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From this reading He moved and spoke with graceful ease, bore himself nobly, picked his words--in short, was a perfect gentleman.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had a handsome face full of manly pride, sparkling eyes, and a powerful yet elegant figure.
