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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 But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
akin
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From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
aristocrat
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
bamboo-hut
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The highest civilisation can be independent.
belongs
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From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
Belward
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From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
brothers
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The highest civilisation can be independent.
chief
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
civilisation
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From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
clothes
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From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
dignity
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
dinner
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From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
emotion
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From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
English
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
Englishman's
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From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
father's
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From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
Fijian
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
folk
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
formal
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
frowned
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From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
Gaston
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From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
general
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From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
heritage
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From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
highest
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From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
home
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
ideal
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From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
incongruous
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From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
independent
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From this reading The highest civilisation can be independent.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
keeping
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
lives
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
lodge
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
lofty
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
makes
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
middle-class
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From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
only
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From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
other
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
Russia
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From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
said
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From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
savages
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
sentimental
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From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
Sioux
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
spend
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
States
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From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
superior
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From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
sympathy
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From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
tightness
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From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
turned
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From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
twinge
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From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
United
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From this reading But he had a civilisation akin to the highest; incongruous, therefore, to the general as the sympathy between the United States and Russia.
waistband
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From this reading When Gaston looked at his father's clothes and turned them over, he had a twinge of honest emotion; but his mind was on the dinner and his heritage, and he only said, as he frowned at the tightness of the waistband:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gaston Belward was not sentimental: that belongs to the middle-class Englishman's ideal of civilisation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The English aristocrat is at home in the lodge of a Sioux chief or the bamboo-hut of a Fijian, and makes brothers of "savages," when those other formal folk, who spend their lives in keeping their dignity, would be lofty and superior.
