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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 If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Californians are not Iroquois, far from it; but Tartlet was none the less professor of dancing and deportment in the capital of their state.
ARTELETT
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From this reading IN WHICH T. ARTELETT, OTHERWISE TARTLET, IS DULY INTRODUCED TO THE READER.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
Californians
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From this reading The Californians are not Iroquois, far from it; but Tartlet was none the less professor of dancing and deportment in the capital of their state.
capital
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From this reading The Californians are not Iroquois, far from it; but Tartlet was none the less professor of dancing and deportment in the capital of their state.
Chateaubriand
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
coat
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
compatriots
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From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
cuffs
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
dance
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
dancing
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From this reading The Californians are not Iroquois, far from it; but Tartlet was none the less professor of dancing and deportment in the capital of their state.
de
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
deportment
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From this reading The Californians are not Iroquois, far from it; but Tartlet was none the less professor of dancing and deportment in the capital of their state.
describe
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From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
drouget
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
DULY
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From this reading IN WHICH T. ARTELETT, OTHERWISE TARTLET, IS DULY INTRODUCED TO THE READER.
failed
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From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
far
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From this reading The Californians are not Iroquois, far from it; but Tartlet was none the less professor of dancing and deportment in the capital of their state.
Frenchman
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From this reading If Tartlet was not a Frenchman he ought to have been one.
Friquet
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
frizzed
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Californians are not Iroquois, far from it; but Tartlet was none the less professor of dancing and deportment in the capital of their state.
green
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
hesitate
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From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH T. ARTELETT, OTHERWISE TARTLET, IS DULY INTRODUCED TO THE READER.
INTRODUCED
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From this reading IN WHICH T. ARTELETT, OTHERWISE TARTLET, IS DULY INTRODUCED TO THE READER.
Iroquois
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH T. ARTELETT, OTHERWISE TARTLET, IS DULY INTRODUCED TO THE READER.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
Itineraire
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
Jerusalem
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
less
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From this reading The Californians are not Iroquois, far from it; but Tartlet was none the less professor of dancing and deportment in the capital of their state.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
made
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
Madeleine
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
man
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
muslin
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
nickname
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From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The Californians are not Iroquois, far from it; but Tartlet was none the less professor of dancing and deportment in the capital of their state.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
old-fashioned
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If Tartlet was not a Frenchman he ought to have been one.
OTHERWISE
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From this reading IN WHICH T. ARTELETT, OTHERWISE TARTLET, IS DULY INTRODUCED TO THE READER.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading If Tartlet was not a Frenchman he ought to have been one.
Paris
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
Parisian
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From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
powdered
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
professor
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From this reading The Californians are not Iroquois, far from it; but Tartlet was none the less professor of dancing and deportment in the capital of their state.
READER
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From this reading IN WHICH T. ARTELETT, OTHERWISE TARTLET, IS DULY INTRODUCED TO THE READER.
received
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From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
scraped
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
shirt-frill
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
state
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From this reading The Californians are not Iroquois, far from it; but Tartlet was none the less professor of dancing and deportment in the capital of their state.
style
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
T
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From this reading IN WHICH T. ARTELETT, OTHERWISE TARTLET, IS DULY INTRODUCED TO THE READER.
TARTLET
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From this reading IN WHICH T. ARTELETT, OTHERWISE TARTLET, IS DULY INTRODUCED TO THE READER.
tells
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH T. ARTELETT, OTHERWISE TARTLET, IS DULY INTRODUCED TO THE READER.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Californians are not Iroquois, far from it; but Tartlet was none the less professor of dancing and deportment in the capital of their state.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
title
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From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH T. ARTELETT, OTHERWISE TARTLET, IS DULY INTRODUCED TO THE READER.
violin
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
waistcoat
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From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Tartlet was not a Frenchman he ought to have been one.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH T. ARTELETT, OTHERWISE TARTLET, IS DULY INTRODUCED TO THE READER.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In his "Itineraire de Paris a Jerusalem," Chateaubriand tells of a little man "powdered and frizzed in the old-fashioned style, with a coat of apple green, a waistcoat of drouget, shirt-frill and cuffs of muslin, who scraped a violin and made the Iroquois dance 'Madeleine Friquet.'"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If T. Artelett had been a Parisian, his compatriots would not have failed to nickname him Tartlet, but as he had already received this title we do not hesitate to describe him by it.
