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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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according
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acquainted
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acquired
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adapted
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From this reading He adapted himself to all, contradicting no one, and, while austere himself, he flattered the tastes of others.
addressed
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From this reading His fawning manners and insinuating language varied according to the people addressed.
All
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From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
austere
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From this reading He adapted himself to all, contradicting no one, and, while austere himself, he flattered the tastes of others.
Billingsgate
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From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
classes
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From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
Comtesse
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contradicting
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From this reading He adapted himself to all, contradicting no one, and, while austere himself, he flattered the tastes of others.
conversation
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From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
d'Artois
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deal
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Denies
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desired
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doubt
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expression
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From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
familiarly
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fawning
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From this reading His fawning manners and insinuating language varied according to the people addressed.
flattered
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From this reading He adapted himself to all, contradicting no one, and, while austere himself, he flattered the tastes of others.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
generally
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From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
goal
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From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
gossip
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From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
grave
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From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He adapted himself to all, contradicting no one, and, while austere himself, he flattered the tastes of others.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He adapted himself to all, contradicting no one, and, while austere himself, he flattered the tastes of others.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His fawning manners and insinuating language varied according to the people addressed.
houses
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From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
individual
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insinuating
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From this reading His fawning manners and insinuating language varied according to the people addressed.
language
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From this reading His fawning manners and insinuating language varied according to the people addressed.
lower
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manners
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From this reading His fawning manners and insinuating language varied according to the people addressed.
market-women
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From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
modes
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From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
nearer
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From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He adapted himself to all, contradicting no one, and, while austere himself, he flattered the tastes of others.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He adapted himself to all, contradicting no one, and, while austere himself, he flattered the tastes of others.
others
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From this reading He adapted himself to all, contradicting no one, and, while austere himself, he flattered the tastes of others.
people
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From this reading His fawning manners and insinuating language varied according to the people addressed.
quarter
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From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
quote
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From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
readiness
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From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
rue
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From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
saintly
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From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
schemes
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From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
Scripture
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From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
seen
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From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
sententious
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From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
serious
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From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
shop
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From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
showed
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From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
soul
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spoke
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From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
succeeded
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From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
tastes
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From this reading He adapted himself to all, contradicting no one, and, while austere himself, he flattered the tastes of others.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
theologian
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From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
treating
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From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
varied
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various
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From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
ventured
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From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
visited
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From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the shop, when he had to deal with the lower classes, he showed himself acquainted with their modes of expression, and spoke the Billingsgate of the market-women, which he had acquired in the rue Comtesse d’Artois, treating them familiarly, and they generally addressed him as “gossip Denies.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He adapted himself to all, contradicting no one, and, while austere himself, he flattered the tastes of others.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the various houses where he visited his conversation was serious, grave, and sententious; and, as we have seen, he could quote Scripture with the readiness of a theologian.
word
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From this reading All these schemes had succeeded, and brought him nearer to the desired goal, for not a soul in the quarter ventured to doubt the word of this saintly individual.
