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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 OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
all
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
allow
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
barking
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
cackled
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From this reading “Ha! ha!” he cackled.
came
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
chuckle
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
crackling
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
dignity
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
drastic
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From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
duke
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From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
emit
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
Englishman
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From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
eye
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From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
fellow
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From this reading “Ods myself! good fellow, this is a roguish jest of yours.
form
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From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ods myself! good fellow, this is a roguish jest of yours.
grave
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From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
GRIEVOUSadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
very serious and causing great pain or suffering
From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
Ha
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From this reading “Ha! ha!” he cackled.
HAP
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From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
impressive
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From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ods myself! good fellow, this is a roguish jest of yours.
jest
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From this reading “Ods myself! good fellow, this is a roguish jest of yours.
kept
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From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
kind
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
like
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From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
man
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From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
manners
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From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
meditation
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From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
mirth
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Ods myself! good fellow, this is a roguish jest of yours.
near
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
oddly
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
Ods
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From this reading “Ods myself! good fellow, this is a roguish jest of yours.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
old
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From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
out
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
pea
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From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
peevish
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From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
punishment
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From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
roguish
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From this reading “Ods myself! good fellow, this is a roguish jest of yours.
sharp
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From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
straight
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From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Ods myself! good fellow, this is a roguish jest of yours.
THOUGHconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
tree
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From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
up
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From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood up as straight as a tree, and kept peering at the Englishman with a grave eye, as if in meditation upon the drastic form of his punishment.
wizened
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From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
wonderfully
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From this reading OF A GRIEVOUS HAP THOUGH an old little man, wizened like a pea, and peevish in his manners, the duke was wonderfully impressive in his look.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet all of a sudden, and quite strangely and oddly, a sharp kind of crackling and barking came out of him; as near, I suppose, to a chuckle of mirth as one of such dignity could allow himself to emit.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Ods myself! good fellow, this is a roguish jest of yours.
