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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 He was not a man who made plans and held to them.
accommodating
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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was not a man who made plans and held to them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He made them, indeed--few men made more--but he made them as a basis for variation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
basis
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From this reading He made them, indeed--few men made more--but he made them as a basis for variation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
Bernard
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From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He made them, indeed--few men made more--but he made them as a basis for variation.
carrying
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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
concerned
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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
confessed
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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
considerable
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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
conviction
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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
eight
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From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.
enchanting
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From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.
few
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From this reading He made them, indeed--few men made more--but he made them as a basis for variation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He made them, indeed--few men made more--but he made them as a basis for variation.
form
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From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.
fortnight
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From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.
gone
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From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
held
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From this reading He was not a man who made plans and held to them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.
impression
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From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
indeed
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From this reading He made them, indeed--few men made more--but he made them as a basis for variation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
Italy
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From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
later
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From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
leaving
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From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
Longueville
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From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
made
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From this reading He was not a man who made plans and held to them.
man
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From this reading He was not a man who made plans and held to them.
men
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From this reading He made them, indeed--few men made more--but he made them as a basis for variation.
months
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From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
more
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From this reading He made them, indeed--few men made more--but he made them as a basis for variation.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not a man who made plans and held to them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.
out
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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
plans
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From this reading He was not a man who made plans and held to them.
pleasure
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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
practice
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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
skill
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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
sort
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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
spend
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From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
taken
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From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was not a man who made plans and held to them.
theory
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From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not a man who made plans and held to them.
Two
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From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
variation
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From this reading He made them, indeed--few men made more--but he made them as a basis for variation.
Venice
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From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the impression that he was leaving Italy.
weeks
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From this reading He had gone to Venice to spend a fortnight, and his fortnight had taken the form of eight enchanting weeks.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He had still a sort of conviction that he was carrying out his plans; for it must be confessed that where his pleasure was concerned he had considerable skill in accommodating his theory to his practice.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was not a man who made plans and held to them.
