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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 THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
all
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From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
availed
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From this reading But old deeds and a foreign reputation availed nothing here.
Baltic
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From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
become
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From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was, indeed, as he retired, as unhappy as a more ordinary man might have been in the same case.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
case
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From this reading He was, indeed, as he retired, as unhappy as a more ordinary man might have been in the same case.
certain
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From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
Colonel
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From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
craven
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From this reading He knew that he was no craven, that he had given his proofs a score of times.
D'ARMES
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From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
deeds
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From this reading But old deeds and a foreign reputation availed nothing here.
dignity
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From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
doubt
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From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
foreign
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From this reading But old deeds and a foreign reputation availed nothing here.
given
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From this reading He knew that he was no craven, that he had given his proofs a score of times.
got
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From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was, indeed, as he retired, as unhappy as a more ordinary man might have been in the same case.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
held
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From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But old deeds and a foreign reputation availed nothing here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew that he was no craven, that he had given his proofs a score of times.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
indeed
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From this reading He was, indeed, as he retired, as unhappy as a more ordinary man might have been in the same case.
indifferent
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From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
John
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From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
knew
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From this reading He knew that he was no craven, that he had given his proofs a score of times.
lands
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From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
MAITRE
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From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
man
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From this reading He was, indeed, as he retired, as unhappy as a more ordinary man might have been in the same case.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was, indeed, as he retired, as unhappy as a more ordinary man might have been in the same case.
more
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From this reading He was, indeed, as he retired, as unhappy as a more ordinary man might have been in the same case.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He knew that he was no craven, that he had given his proofs a score of times.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But old deeds and a foreign reputation availed nothing here.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
off
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From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
old
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From this reading But old deeds and a foreign reputation availed nothing here.
opinion
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From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
ordinary
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From this reading He was, indeed, as he retired, as unhappy as a more ordinary man might have been in the same case.
others
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From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
perfect
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From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
philosopher
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From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
proofs
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From this reading He knew that he was no craven, that he had given his proofs a score of times.
reputation
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From this reading But old deeds and a foreign reputation availed nothing here.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading He was, indeed, as he retired, as unhappy as a more ordinary man might have been in the same case.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was, indeed, as he retired, as unhappy as a more ordinary man might have been in the same case.
scene
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From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew that he was no craven, that he had given his proofs a score of times.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
suffered
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From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
times
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From this reading He knew that he was no craven, that he had given his proofs a score of times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
unhappy
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From this reading He was, indeed, as he retired, as unhappy as a more ordinary man might have been in the same case.
Vistula
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From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was, indeed, as he retired, as unhappy as a more ordinary man might have been in the same case.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAITRE D'ARMES Beyond doubt Colonel John had got himself off the scene with a certain amount of dignity.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But with all that he had done and suffered in the lands beyond the Baltic and the Vistula, he had not yet become so perfect a philosopher as to be indifferent to the opinion held of him by others.
