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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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affection
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And in so doing, am I not bound to put on record the memory of the amiable and intelligent man who, meeting the Scribe (another clerk-amateur) at a ball, said, "Just give the office a turn; there is work for you there, I assure you."
amiable
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur Guyonnet-Merville.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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assure
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assured
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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ball
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BALZAC
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From this reading DE BALZAC.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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Bell
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bound
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business
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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came
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carry
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Clara
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clerk-amateur
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curious
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DE
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From this reading DE BALZAC.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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doing
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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
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explain
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feel
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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give
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Guyonnet-Merville
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur Guyonnet-Merville.
how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Is it not a necessity to explain to a public curious to know everything, how I came to be sufficiently learned in the law to carry on the business of my little world?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is it not a necessity to explain to a public curious to know everything, how I came to be sufficiently learned in the law to carry on the business of my little world?
intelligent
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Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it not a necessity to explain to a public curious to know everything, how I came to be sufficiently learned in the law to carry on the business of my little world?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it not a necessity to explain to a public curious to know everything, how I came to be sufficiently learned in the law to carry on the business of my little world?
Just
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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law
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learned
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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man
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meeting
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memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
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Monsieur
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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necessity
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neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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office
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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Others
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur Guyonnet-Merville.
public
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put
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record
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said
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Scribe
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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sufficiently
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testimony
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur Guyonnet-Merville.
Translated
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turn
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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work
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world
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writer
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And in so doing, am I not bound to put on record the memory of the amiable and intelligent man who, meeting the Scribe (another clerk-amateur) at a ball, said, "Just give the office a turn; there is work for you there, I assure you."
