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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 About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
adventurer
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From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
ago
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From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
ambition
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From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
arrived
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From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
awakening
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From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
call
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From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
Caumartin
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
character
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From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
city
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
Coleman
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From this reading Hepworth Coleman had his own way of looking at life.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
conditions
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From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
considerable
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
de
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
fame
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
famous
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From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
Favart
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
favorable
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From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
Fifty
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From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
flood
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
forming
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From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
Hepworth
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From this reading Hepworth Coleman had his own way of looking at life.
hero
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From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
histrionic
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From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
impression
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From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
introduction
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
Judge
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
later
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From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
letter
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hepworth Coleman had his own way of looking at life.
looking
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From this reading Hepworth Coleman had his own way of looking at life.
man
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From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
money
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
native
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
New
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From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
old
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From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
Orleans
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From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
own
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From this reading Hepworth Coleman had his own way of looking at life.
pains
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From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
phrase
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From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
physique
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From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
prepossessing
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From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
probably
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From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
produced
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From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
qualify
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From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
seventy
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From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
strong
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From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
sum
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
supplemented
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
taking
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From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
tastes
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From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
then
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
tide
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
tragedian
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From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
way
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From this reading Hepworth Coleman had his own way of looking at life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Fifty years later he would have been a tragedian--probably a famous one, but the conditions were not favorable to awakening histrionic ambition at the time when his character, his tastes, his ambition should have been forming.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would not be fair to call our young man ("our hero" would be the good old phrase) an adventurer, without taking pains to qualify the impression that might be produced.
years
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From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
York
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From this reading He had come from New York, of which city he was a native, and had brought with him a considerable sum of money, supplemented by a letter of introduction to Judge Favart de Caumartin, who was then at the flood tide of his fame.
young
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From this reading About seventy years ago a young man of strong physique and prepossessing appearance arrived at New Orleans.
