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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 It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
all
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From this reading Balbi next furnished me with the history of all the persons confined in the place during his imprisonment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, such were the conclusions that Cassanova drew from it, and the event satisfied him that they were not incorrect.
back
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From this reading “I found pencil, pens, and paper in the back of the book, and these enabled me to write at my ease.
Balbi
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From this reading Balbi next furnished me with the history of all the persons confined in the place during his imprisonment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
book
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From this reading “I found pencil, pens, and paper in the back of the book, and these enabled me to write at my ease.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
careless
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From this reading It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
Cassanova
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From this reading At least, such were the conclusions that Cassanova drew from it, and the event satisfied him that they were not incorrect.
conclusions
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From this reading At least, such were the conclusions that Cassanova drew from it, and the event satisfied him that they were not incorrect.
confined
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From this reading Balbi next furnished me with the history of all the persons confined in the place during his imprisonment.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, such were the conclusions that Cassanova drew from it, and the event satisfied him that they were not incorrect.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Balbi next furnished me with the history of all the persons confined in the place during his imprisonment.
ease
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From this reading “I found pencil, pens, and paper in the back of the book, and these enabled me to write at my ease.
ecclesiastic
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From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
enabled
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From this reading “I found pencil, pens, and paper in the back of the book, and these enabled me to write at my ease.
event
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From this reading At least, such were the conclusions that Cassanova drew from it, and the event satisfied him that they were not incorrect.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found pencil, pens, and paper in the back of the book, and these enabled me to write at my ease.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At least, such were the conclusions that Cassanova drew from it, and the event satisfied him that they were not incorrect.
furnished
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From this reading Balbi next furnished me with the history of all the persons confined in the place during his imprisonment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Balbi next furnished me with the history of all the persons confined in the place during his imprisonment.
history
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From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I found pencil, pens, and paper in the back of the book, and these enabled me to write at my ease.
imprisonment
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From this reading Balbi next furnished me with the history of all the persons confined in the place during his imprisonment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
incorrect
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From this reading At least, such were the conclusions that Cassanova drew from it, and the event satisfied him that they were not incorrect.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, such were the conclusions that Cassanova drew from it, and the event satisfied him that they were not incorrect.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I found pencil, pens, and paper in the back of the book, and these enabled me to write at my ease.
mischievous
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From this reading It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
monk's
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From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I found pencil, pens, and paper in the back of the book, and these enabled me to write at my ease.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Balbi next furnished me with the history of all the persons confined in the place during his imprisonment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At least, such were the conclusions that Cassanova drew from it, and the event satisfied him that they were not incorrect.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
paper
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From this reading “I found pencil, pens, and paper in the back of the book, and these enabled me to write at my ease.
pencil
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From this reading “I found pencil, pens, and paper in the back of the book, and these enabled me to write at my ease.
pens
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From this reading “I found pencil, pens, and paper in the back of the book, and these enabled me to write at my ease.
persons
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From this reading Balbi next furnished me with the history of all the persons confined in the place during his imprisonment.
place
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From this reading Balbi next furnished me with the history of all the persons confined in the place during his imprisonment.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
proved
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From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
reasoner
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From this reading It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
rogue
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From this reading It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
satisfied
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From this reading At least, such were the conclusions that Cassanova drew from it, and the event satisfied him that they were not incorrect.
sensualist
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From this reading It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
showed
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From this reading It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At least, such were the conclusions that Cassanova drew from it, and the event satisfied him that they were not incorrect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I found pencil, pens, and paper in the back of the book, and these enabled me to write at my ease.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At least, such were the conclusions that Cassanova drew from it, and the event satisfied him that they were not incorrect.
title
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From this reading The monk’s history proved that he had nothing of the ecclesiastic in him but the title.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
ungrateful
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From this reading It showed him to be a sensualist, a poor reasoner, a mischievous rogue, and a careless and ungrateful fool.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At least, such were the conclusions that Cassanova drew from it, and the event satisfied him that they were not incorrect.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Balbi next furnished me with the history of all the persons confined in the place during his imprisonment.
write
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From this reading “I found pencil, pens, and paper in the back of the book, and these enabled me to write at my ease.
