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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 AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
abode
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
all
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From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
band
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
best
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
casual
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
civil
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
company
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
determination
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not like the thought of my dwelling amongst proscribed men; there was no necessity for it.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
dwelling
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From this reading He did not like the thought of my dwelling amongst proscribed men; there was no necessity for it.
enough
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
exchange
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
father's
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
finding
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first I laughed at him.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
friendly
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
friends
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
indomitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndəˈmɑtəbəl/
impossible to defeat or discourage
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
José
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
language
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
laughed
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From this reading At first I laughed at him.
like
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From this reading He did not like the thought of my dwelling amongst proscribed men; there was no necessity for it.
made
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
men
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From this reading He did not like the thought of my dwelling amongst proscribed men; there was no necessity for it.
Monsieur
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
necessity
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From this reading He did not like the thought of my dwelling amongst proscribed men; there was no necessity for it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He did not like the thought of my dwelling amongst proscribed men; there was no necessity for it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not like the thought of my dwelling amongst proscribed men; there was no necessity for it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
only
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
other
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
outcast
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From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
PALERMO
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
patois
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
proposition
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
proscribed
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From this reading He did not like the thought of my dwelling amongst proscribed men; there was no necessity for it.
remain
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
remark
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
retreat
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From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
robbersnounUS /ˈrɒb.ərz/
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
shared
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
then
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
there
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From this reading He did not like the thought of my dwelling amongst proscribed men; there was no necessity for it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not like the thought of my dwelling amongst proscribed men; there was no necessity for it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
unintelligible
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
very
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From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
vile
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From this reading Monsieur José and I were the best of friends, and though with the other men I could not exchange even a casual remark, for their only language was a vile, unintelligible patois, they were all civil enough, and seemed disposed to be friendly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
week
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
well
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From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
whole
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From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT PALERMO For a whole week I shared my father's abode in company with this band of robbers, and then, finding me indomitable in my determination to remain with him, he made another proposition.
world
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From this reading Such a retreat and such company as we were amongst was all very well for him, an outcast from the world; but for me it was different.
