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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 though I am a daughter to his blood I am not to his manners.—” Merchant of Venice.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment the stranger was again alone, the entire expression of his countenance underwent a change.
Alack
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From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment the stranger was again alone, the entire expression of his countenance underwent a change.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But though I am a daughter to his blood I am not to his manners.—” Merchant of Venice.
amuse
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
arose
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From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
back
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From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
Barbérie
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
became
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
belle
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But though I am a daughter to his blood I am not to his manners.—” Merchant of Venice.
bold
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though I am a daughter to his blood I am not to his manners.—” Merchant of Venice.
change
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From this reading The moment the stranger was again alone, the entire expression of his countenance underwent a change.
child
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From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
countenance
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From this reading The moment the stranger was again alone, the entire expression of his countenance underwent a change.
daughter
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From this reading But though I am a daughter to his blood I am not to his manners.—” Merchant of Venice.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
elegant
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
entire
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From this reading The moment the stranger was again alone, the entire expression of his countenance underwent a change.
expression
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From this reading The moment the stranger was again alone, the entire expression of his countenance underwent a change.
eye
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
father's
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From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
Fear
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From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
heinous
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From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But though I am a daughter to his blood I am not to his manners.—” Merchant of Venice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But though I am a daughter to his blood I am not to his manners.—” Merchant of Venice.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
la
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
leisure
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
like
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From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
lute
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From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
made
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From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
manners
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From this reading But though I am a daughter to his blood I am not to his manners.—” Merchant of Venice.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
MerchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading But though I am a daughter to his blood I am not to his manners.—” Merchant of Venice.
moment
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From this reading The moment the stranger was again alone, the entire expression of his countenance underwent a change.
more
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But though I am a daughter to his blood I am not to his manners.—” Merchant of Venice.
objects
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But though I am a daughter to his blood I am not to his manners.—” Merchant of Venice.
once
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
pensive
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
reckless
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
recoiling
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From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
served
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
sin
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From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
soft
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
sound
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From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
started
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From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
stranger
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From this reading The moment the stranger was again alone, the entire expression of his countenance underwent a change.
strings
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From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment the stranger was again alone, the entire expression of his countenance underwent a change.
then
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From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though I am a daughter to his blood I am not to his manners.—” Merchant of Venice.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
touched
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From this reading He arose, and touched the strings of a lute, and then, like Fear, started back, as if recoiling at the sound he had made.
underwent
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From this reading The moment the stranger was again alone, the entire expression of his countenance underwent a change.
Venice
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From this reading But though I am a daughter to his blood I am not to his manners.—” Merchant of Venice.
wandered
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From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moment the stranger was again alone, the entire expression of his countenance underwent a change.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “—Alack, what heinous sin is it in me To be ashamed, to be my father’s child!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The reckless and bold expression deserted his eye, which once more became soft, if not pensive, as it wandered over the different elegant objects that served to amuse the leisure of la belle Barbérie.
