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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 His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
accident
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
accompanied
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From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
all
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You must be a brute for her tears and prayers not to touch your heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must be a brute for her tears and prayers not to touch your heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
behaving
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From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
blows
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From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
broke
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From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
brother
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
brute
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From this reading You must be a brute for her tears and prayers not to touch your heart.
bullock
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From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
caused
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
clothes
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
crimes
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From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
die
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From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
fatal
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
fit
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From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You must be a brute for her tears and prayers not to touch your heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
grand-vizir
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From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
hair
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
heart
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From this reading You must be a brute for her tears and prayers not to touch your heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You must be a brute for her tears and prayers not to touch your heart.
herald
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From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
hundred
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From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
insufferable
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
lamentedverbUS /ləˈmentɪd/
expressed great sadness or disappointment
From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
laughter
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From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
led
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From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
listen
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
listening
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From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
loud
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From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
loudly
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
man
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From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
mischief
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be a brute for her tears and prayers not to touch your heart.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
neighbour
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From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You must be a brute for her tears and prayers not to touch your heart.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
own
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
passers-by
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
prayers
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From this reading You must be a brute for her tears and prayers not to touch your heart.
pride
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
proclaim
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From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
profits
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
rent
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
restored
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
round
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From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
saw
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From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
seeing
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
shame
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From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
sight
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From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
tailor
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From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
tears
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From this reading You must be a brute for her tears and prayers not to touch your heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
tore
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From this reading The accident, so fatal to all his profits, had restored my brother to his senses, and seeing that the mischief had been caused by his own insufferable pride, he rent his clothes and tore his hair, and lamented himself so loudly that the passers-by stopped to listen.
touch
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From this reading You must be a brute for her tears and prayers not to touch your heart.
town
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From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
visions
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From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
whip
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From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His neighbour the tailor, who had been listening to his visions, broke into a loud fit of laughter as he saw this sight.
wife
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From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I were the grand-vizir I would order you a hundred blows from a bullock whip, and would have you led round the town accompanied by a herald who should proclaim your crimes."
Wretched
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From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
young
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From this reading "Wretched man!" he cried, "you ought to die of shame at behaving so to a young wife who has done nothing to you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must be a brute for her tears and prayers not to touch your heart.
