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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 Through this pride he began to find a new interest in life.
agreeable
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From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
all
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From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His pride was the strongest part of his nature, and the boy gratified it at every point.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through this pride he began to find a new interest in life.
boy
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From this reading His pride was the strongest part of his nature, and the boy gratified it at every point.
connected
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From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
days
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From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
disappoint
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From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
Dorincourt
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From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
Earl
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From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His pride was the strongest part of his nature, and the boy gratified it at every point.
exhibiting
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From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
fact
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From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
Fauntleroy
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From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
find
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From this reading Through this pride he began to find a new interest in life.
grandson
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From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
gratified
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From this reading His pride was the strongest part of his nature, and the boy gratified it at every point.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading He began to take pleasure in showing his heir to the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
interest
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From this reading Through this pride he began to find a new interest in life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His pride was the strongest part of his nature, and the boy gratified it at every point.
known
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From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through this pride he began to find a new interest in life.
Lord
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From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
lordship
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From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
many
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From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
nature
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From this reading His pride was the strongest part of his nature, and the boy gratified it at every point.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
new
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From this reading Through this pride he began to find a new interest in life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His pride was the strongest part of his nature, and the boy gratified it at every point.
pleasure
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From this reading He began to take pleasure in showing his heir to the world.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading His pride was the strongest part of his nature, and the boy gratified it at every point.
pride
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From this reading His pride was the strongest part of his nature, and the boy gratified it at every point.
showing
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From this reading He began to take pleasure in showing his heir to the world.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
sons
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From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
strongest
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From this reading His pride was the strongest part of his nature, and the boy gratified it at every point.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to take pleasure in showing his heir to the world.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
there
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From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
things
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From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Through this pride he began to find a new interest in life.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
thoughts
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From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through this pride he began to find a new interest in life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through this pride he began to find a new interest in life.
touch
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From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
triumph
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From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
way
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From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The world had known of his disappointment in his sons; so there was an agreeable touch of triumph in exhibiting this new Lord Fauntleroy, who could disappoint no one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fact was, his lordship the Earl of Dorincourt thought in those days of many things of which he had never thought before, and all his thoughts were in one way or another connected with his grandson.
world
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From this reading He began to take pleasure in showing his heir to the world.
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