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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 This discovery marked a new departure in our relations towards each other.
all
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
any
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From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
attempt
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From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
became
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From this reading His behaviour so far had certainly justified me in this opinion; but now he became completely transformed.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
behaviour
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From this reading His behaviour so far had certainly justified me in this opinion; but now he became completely transformed.
big
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From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
certainly
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From this reading His behaviour so far had certainly justified me in this opinion; but now he became completely transformed.
completely
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crediting
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From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
departure
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From this reading This discovery marked a new departure in our relations towards each other.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
discovery
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From this reading This discovery marked a new departure in our relations towards each other.
dog
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From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
dreamed
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From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
drift
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From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading This discovery marked a new departure in our relations towards each other.
endeavoured
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
energetic
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
enlighten
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From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
enunciate
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
explain
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
far
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From this reading His behaviour so far had certainly justified me in this opinion; but now he became completely transformed.
few
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
find
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From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
gathering
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From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
general
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From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
hard
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From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His behaviour so far had certainly justified me in this opinion; but now he became completely transformed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His behaviour so far had certainly justified me in this opinion; but now he became completely transformed.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This discovery marked a new departure in our relations towards each other.
initiative
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From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
intelligent
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From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
justified
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From this reading His behaviour so far had certainly justified me in this opinion; but now he became completely transformed.
language
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
marked
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From this reading This discovery marked a new departure in our relations towards each other.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His behaviour so far had certainly justified me in this opinion; but now he became completely transformed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
most
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
new
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From this reading This discovery marked a new departure in our relations towards each other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
now
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From this reading His behaviour so far had certainly justified me in this opinion; but now he became completely transformed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
opinion
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From this reading His behaviour so far had certainly justified me in this opinion; but now he became completely transformed.
origin
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
other
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From this reading This discovery marked a new departure in our relations towards each other.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This discovery marked a new departure in our relations towards each other.
pantomime
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
relations
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From this reading This discovery marked a new departure in our relations towards each other.
severe
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
Sing
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From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His behaviour so far had certainly justified me in this opinion; but now he became completely transformed.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
struggles
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
suspected
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From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This discovery marked a new departure in our relations towards each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading This discovery marked a new departure in our relations towards each other.
transformed
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From this reading His behaviour so far had certainly justified me in this opinion; but now he became completely transformed.
treasures
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I did not find it hard to understand the general drift of his attempt to enlighten me, because I had already suspected something of what I was now gathering from him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
words
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From this reading In the most energetic pantomime, and with strangely severe struggles to enunciate a few words of my language, he endeavoured to explain to me the origin of all these treasures.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hitherto I had looked upon You Sing as I might have done upon a big faithful dog, but never dreamed of crediting him with any intelligent initiative.
