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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 put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
air
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
altered
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
artful
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From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
become
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From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
changed
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From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
close
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
courtesy
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
devil
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From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
fellow
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From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
glance
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
how
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From this reading "And how?" said she.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
indeed
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From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
king
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From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
lady
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
lordly
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
love
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From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
loved
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From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
means
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
merrily
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From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh yes," said he.
old
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From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
other
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From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
piercing
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
priest
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From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
put
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
regaling
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
richer
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From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
said
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
saluted
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
see
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And how?" said she.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
sinner
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From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
sit
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
sweet
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
then
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
today
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From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
turned
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From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
ungraceful
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yesterday," replied the artful fellow, "I loved you; today, we love each other, and from a poor sinner I have become richer than a king."
well
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From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
yes
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From this reading "Oh yes," said he.
yesterday
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From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He put on a lordly air, and saluted her with a courtesy by no means ungraceful; and then the sweet lady said to him, regaling with a piercing glance-- "Come and sit close to me, that I may see if you have altered since yesterday."
young
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From this reading "Oh, little one, little one!" cried she, merrily; "yes, you are indeed changed, for from a young priest I see well you have turned into an old devil."
