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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 Masson gave a glance at Gazonal, more eloquent than any species of question.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’m not asking you about pedestrial affairs, I want to know how you are getting on politically.”
actually
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
affairs
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From this reading “I’m not asking you about pedestrial affairs, I want to know how you are getting on politically.”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
any
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From this reading Masson gave a glance at Gazonal, more eloquent than any species of question.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
asking
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From this reading “I’m not asking you about pedestrial affairs, I want to know how you are getting on politically.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Masson gave a glance at Gazonal, more eloquent than any species of question.
belongs
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From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
corporistics
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
cousin
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From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
delivering
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From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
despairing
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
dying
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
eloquent
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From this reading Masson gave a glance at Gazonal, more eloquent than any species of question.
feet
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From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
fellows
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
forced
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
full
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
gave
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From this reading Masson gave a glance at Gazonal, more eloquent than any species of question.
Gazonal
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From this reading Masson gave a glance at Gazonal, more eloquent than any species of question.
getting
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From this reading “I’m not asking you about pedestrial affairs, I want to know how you are getting on politically.”
glance
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From this reading Masson gave a glance at Gazonal, more eloquent than any species of question.
going
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From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
How
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From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
hunger
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
I'm
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From this reading “I’m not asking you about pedestrial affairs, I want to know how you are getting on politically.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m not asking you about pedestrial affairs, I want to know how you are getting on politically.”
legitimist
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From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
Leon
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From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
Masson
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From this reading Masson gave a glance at Gazonal, more eloquent than any species of question.
matters
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From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
more
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From this reading Masson gave a glance at Gazonal, more eloquent than any species of question.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not asking you about pedestrial affairs, I want to know how you are getting on politically.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I’m not asking you about pedestrial affairs, I want to know how you are getting on politically.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
out
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From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
pedestrial
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From this reading “I’m not asking you about pedestrial affairs, I want to know how you are getting on politically.”
politically
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From this reading “I’m not asking you about pedestrial affairs, I want to know how you are getting on politically.”
prepared
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From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
Publicola
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From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
pupils
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Masson gave a glance at Gazonal, more eloquent than any species of question.
quitted
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
speak
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From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
species
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From this reading Masson gave a glance at Gazonal, more eloquent than any species of question.
surgery
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
talent
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Masson gave a glance at Gazonal, more eloquent than any species of question.
that's
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From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
thinks
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From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
two
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
valet
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From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
want
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From this reading “I’m not asking you about pedestrial affairs, I want to know how you are getting on politically.”
washed
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From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
way
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From this reading “Oh! you can speak out, that’s my cousin; in a way he belongs to you; he thinks himself legitimist.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How are matters going with you?” asked Leon, delivering to Publicola one of his feet, already washed and prepared by the valet.
young
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From this reading “I am forced to take two pupils,--two young fellows who, despairing of fortune, have quitted surgery for corporistics; they were actually dying of hunger; and yet they are full of talent.”
