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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 AND THE GENTLEMAN PROVES HIMSELF A PLAYER.
alight
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From this reading "Thou'lt pass, my son!" said the physician, his eyes alight with approval and new-found hope.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND THE GENTLEMAN PROVES HIMSELF A PLAYER.
Anthony
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From this reading Then-- "Play-acting!" muttered Anthony, with a dark frown, followed by an upturning of the eyes.
approval
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From this reading "Thou'lt pass, my son!" said the physician, his eyes alight with approval and new-found hope.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
bad
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From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
beard
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From this reading "Truly, I think he will, Sir Valentine,--with a touch of the scissors to shape his beard more like!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then-- "Play-acting!" muttered Anthony, with a dark frown, followed by an upturning of the eyes.
cannot
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From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
chamber
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From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
counterfeit
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From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
dark
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From this reading Then-- "Play-acting!" muttered Anthony, with a dark frown, followed by an upturning of the eyes.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
eyes
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From this reading Then-- "Play-acting!" muttered Anthony, with a dark frown, followed by an upturning of the eyes.
followed
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From this reading Then-- "Play-acting!" muttered Anthony, with a dark frown, followed by an upturning of the eyes.
frown
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From this reading Then-- "Play-acting!" muttered Anthony, with a dark frown, followed by an upturning of the eyes.
GENTLEMANnounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AND THE GENTLEMAN PROVES HIMSELF A PLAYER.
give
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From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Truly, I think he will, Sir Valentine,--with a touch of the scissors to shape his beard more like!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AND THE GENTLEMAN PROVES HIMSELF A PLAYER.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
hope
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From this reading "Thou'lt pass, my son!" said the physician, his eyes alight with approval and new-found hope.
Humor
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From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
instant
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From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
like
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From this reading "Truly, I think he will, Sir Valentine,--with a touch of the scissors to shape his beard more like!"
Man
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From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
moment's
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From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
more
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From this reading "Truly, I think he will, Sir Valentine,--with a touch of the scissors to shape his beard more like!"
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading Then-- "Play-acting!" muttered Anthony, with a dark frown, followed by an upturning of the eyes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Thou'lt pass, my son!" said the physician, his eyes alight with approval and new-found hope.
new-found
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From this reading "Thou'lt pass, my son!" said the physician, his eyes alight with approval and new-found hope.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then-- "Play-acting!" muttered Anthony, with a dark frown, followed by an upturning of the eyes.
pass
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From this reading "Thou'lt pass, my son!" said the physician, his eyes alight with approval and new-found hope.
physician
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From this reading "Thou'lt pass, my son!" said the physician, his eyes alight with approval and new-found hope.
Play-acting
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From this reading Then-- "Play-acting!" muttered Anthony, with a dark frown, followed by an upturning of the eyes.
PLAYER
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From this reading AND THE GENTLEMAN PROVES HIMSELF A PLAYER.
PROVES
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From this reading AND THE GENTLEMAN PROVES HIMSELF A PLAYER.
said
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From this reading "Thou'lt pass, my son!" said the physician, his eyes alight with approval and new-found hope.
scissors
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From this reading "Truly, I think he will, Sir Valentine,--with a touch of the scissors to shape his beard more like!"
shape
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From this reading "Truly, I think he will, Sir Valentine,--with a touch of the scissors to shape his beard more like!"
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
Sir
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From this reading "Truly, I think he will, Sir Valentine,--with a touch of the scissors to shape his beard more like!"
slip
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From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
son
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From this reading "Thou'lt pass, my son!" said the physician, his eyes alight with approval and new-found hope.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND THE GENTLEMAN PROVES HIMSELF A PLAYER.
Then
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From this reading Then-- "Play-acting!" muttered Anthony, with a dark frown, followed by an upturning of the eyes.
There
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From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
Thou'lt
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From this reading "Thou'lt pass, my son!" said the physician, his eyes alight with approval and new-found hope.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Truly, I think he will, Sir Valentine,--with a touch of the scissors to shape his beard more like!"
touch
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From this reading "Truly, I think he will, Sir Valentine,--with a touch of the scissors to shape his beard more like!"
Truly
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From this reading "Truly, I think he will, Sir Valentine,--with a touch of the scissors to shape his beard more like!"
upturning
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From this reading Then-- "Play-acting!" muttered Anthony, with a dark frown, followed by an upturning of the eyes.
Valentine
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From this reading "Truly, I think he will, Sir Valentine,--with a touch of the scissors to shape his beard more like!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Truly, I think he will, Sir Valentine,--with a touch of the scissors to shape his beard more like!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then-- "Play-acting!" muttered Anthony, with a dark frown, followed by an upturning of the eyes.
world
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From this reading "Let the world think me a bad counterfeit, if I cannot give him the slip at an instant."--_Every Man in His Humor._ There was a moment's silence in the chamber.
