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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 Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
acquired
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
age
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had come to Brussels and sought Barbara.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
attending
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From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
avert
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From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
Barbara
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had come to Brussels and sought Barbara.
bearing
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
birth
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
boyish
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
Brussels
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had come to Brussels and sought Barbara.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
Castilian
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
change
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
city
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From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
clasped
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From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had come to Brussels and sought Barbara.
considered
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
constant
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
country
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From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
dangerous
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
duties
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From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
efforts
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From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
eyes
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From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
find
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From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
former
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From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had come to Brussels and sought Barbara.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
harmony
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
Hartschwert
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had come to Brussels and sought Barbara.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
husband
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From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
intercourse
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
knight
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
less
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
lover
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From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
man
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
manly
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
nobility
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
office
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From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
opponent
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
opposite
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From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
outer
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
perfectly
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
perhaps
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
place
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
present
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
Pyramus
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
received
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From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
Rhine
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From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
sat
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From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
self-assured
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
seven
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
sought
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had come to Brussels and sought Barbara.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
taken
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he sat opposite to Barbara for the first time, she could not avert her eyes from him and, with both his hands clasped in hers, she let him tell her of his journey to Brussels and his efforts to find her in the great city.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had come to Brussels and sought Barbara.
vanished
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From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her husband was attending to the duties of his office in the Rhine country when she received her former lover.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boyish appearance which at that time still clung to him had vanished and, by constant intercourse with the Castilian nobility, he had acquired a manly, self-assured bearing perfectly in harmony with his age and birth.
Wolf
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From this reading Wolf Hartschwert had come to Brussels and sought Barbara.
years
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From this reading Had Pyramus been present, he might perhaps have considered the knight a less dangerous opponent than seven years before, for a great change had taken place in his outer man.
