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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 sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
absolutely
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From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
acquired
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From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
Africa
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And my poor Hulot, such an honest fellow! has death in his knapsack, I know!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
apparent
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
ascetic
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From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
battle-field
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
big
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
brave
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From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
brothers
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
calmness
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From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
chair
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
character
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From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
characteristic
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
conduct
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coolness
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
courage
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From this reading “That mean creature will not have courage to die!
coward
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From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That mean creature will not have courage to die!
death
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From this reading And my poor Hulot, such an honest fellow! has death in his knapsack, I know!”
demeanor
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From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
despatches
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
determination
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From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
die
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From this reading “That mean creature will not have courage to die!
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
down
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
essential
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From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
fellow
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From this reading And my poor Hulot, such an honest fellow! has death in his knapsack, I know!”
fighting
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From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
habit
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From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And my poor Hulot, such an honest fellow! has death in his knapsack, I know!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That mean creature will not have courage to die!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And my poor Hulot, such an honest fellow! has death in his knapsack, I know!”
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
Hulot
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From this reading And my poor Hulot, such an honest fellow! has death in his knapsack, I know!”
humane
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From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And my poor Hulot, such an honest fellow! has death in his knapsack, I know!”
icy
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From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
knapsack
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From this reading And my poor Hulot, such an honest fellow! has death in his knapsack, I know!”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And my poor Hulot, such an honest fellow! has death in his knapsack, I know!”
leader
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
man
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From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
mean
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From this reading “That mean creature will not have courage to die!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And my poor Hulot, such an honest fellow! has death in his knapsack, I know!”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That mean creature will not have courage to die!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
once
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
peculator
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From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
pity
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And my poor Hulot, such an honest fellow! has death in his knapsack, I know!”
Prince
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From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
profligate
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From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
reading
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
reality
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From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
roused
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
said
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From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
sat
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
seem
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From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
sight
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From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
soldier
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From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
stern
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From this reading For in reality no one is so humane as a soldier, stern as he may seem in the icy determination acquired by the habit of fighting, and so absolutely essential in the battle-field.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And my poor Hulot, such an honest fellow! has death in his knapsack, I know!”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That mean creature will not have courage to die!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
two
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From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat down again in his big chair and went on reading the despatches from Africa with a look characteristic at once of the coolness of a leader and of the pity roused by the sight of a battle-field!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “That mean creature will not have courage to die!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character--the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator--and he said to himself:
