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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 I have often envied Lesage's stratagem in which he makes Le diable boiteux transport his patron to a high point in the city, and then obligingly remove roof after roof from the houses spread out beneath his eyes, revealing with a sublime disregard for edification what is going on in each of them in turn.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I have often envied Lesage's stratagem in which he makes Le diable boiteux transport his patron to a high point in the city, and then obligingly remove roof after roof from the houses spread out beneath his eyes, revealing with a sublime disregard for edification what is going on in each of them in turn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have often envied Lesage's stratagem in which he makes Le diable boiteux transport his patron to a high point in the city, and then obligingly remove roof after roof from the houses spread out beneath his eyes, revealing with a sublime disregard for edification what is going on in each of them in turn.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That is just what I should like to do with you, Reader, transport you to the top of, shall we say, the low church tower of Riff, and take off one red roof after another of the clustering houses beneath us.
appeared
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From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading I have often envied Lesage's stratagem in which he makes Le diable boiteux transport his patron to a high point in the city, and then obligingly remove roof after roof from the houses spread out beneath his eyes, revealing with a sublime disregard for edification what is going on in each of them in turn.
boiteux
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bored
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From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
church
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From this reading That is just what I should like to do with you, Reader, transport you to the top of, shall we say, the low church tower of Riff, and take off one red roof after another of the clustering houses beneath us.
city
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clustering
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From this reading That is just what I should like to do with you, Reader, transport you to the top of, shall we say, the low church tower of Riff, and take off one red roof after another of the clustering houses beneath us.
consortress
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From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
diable
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
disregard
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That is just what I should like to do with you, Reader, transport you to the top of, shall we say, the low church tower of Riff, and take off one red roof after another of the clustering houses beneath us.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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edification
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envied
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eyes
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
fortress
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From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
FRANCIS
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From this reading FRANCIS THOMPSON.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have often envied Lesage's stratagem in which he makes Le diable boiteux transport his patron to a high point in the city, and then obligingly remove roof after roof from the houses spread out beneath his eyes, revealing with a sublime disregard for edification what is going on in each of them in turn.
going
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have often envied Lesage's stratagem in which he makes Le diable boiteux transport his patron to a high point in the city, and then obligingly remove roof after roof from the houses spread out beneath his eyes, revealing with a sublime disregard for edification what is going on in each of them in turn.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have often envied Lesage's stratagem in which he makes Le diable boiteux transport his patron to a high point in the city, and then obligingly remove roof after roof from the houses spread out beneath his eyes, revealing with a sublime disregard for edification what is going on in each of them in turn.
high
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have often envied Lesage's stratagem in which he makes Le diable boiteux transport his patron to a high point in the city, and then obligingly remove roof after roof from the houses spread out beneath his eyes, revealing with a sublime disregard for edification what is going on in each of them in turn.
houses
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have often envied Lesage's stratagem in which he makes Le diable boiteux transport his patron to a high point in the city, and then obligingly remove roof after roof from the houses spread out beneath his eyes, revealing with a sublime disregard for edification what is going on in each of them in turn.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have often envied Lesage's stratagem in which he makes Le diable boiteux transport his patron to a high point in the city, and then obligingly remove roof after roof from the houses spread out beneath his eyes, revealing with a sublime disregard for edification what is going on in each of them in turn.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
just
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From this reading That is just what I should like to do with you, Reader, transport you to the top of, shall we say, the low church tower of Riff, and take off one red roof after another of the clustering houses beneath us.
knows
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From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
Le
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Lesage
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From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
Lesage's
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like
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From this reading That is just what I should like to do with you, Reader, transport you to the top of, shall we say, the low church tower of Riff, and take off one red roof after another of the clustering houses beneath us.
low
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makes
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midnight
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From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
obligingly
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have often envied Lesage's stratagem in which he makes Le diable boiteux transport his patron to a high point in the city, and then obligingly remove roof after roof from the houses spread out beneath his eyes, revealing with a sublime disregard for edification what is going on in each of them in turn.
off
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often
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That is just what I should like to do with you, Reader, transport you to the top of, shall we say, the low church tower of Riff, and take off one red roof after another of the clustering houses beneath us.
out
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patron
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pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
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portress
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From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
quickly
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From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
Reader
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red
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remove
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revealing
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Riff
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roof
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say
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From this reading That is just what I should like to do with you, Reader, transport you to the top of, shall we say, the low church tower of Riff, and take off one red roof after another of the clustering houses beneath us.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading That is just what I should like to do with you, Reader, transport you to the top of, shall we say, the low church tower of Riff, and take off one red roof after another of the clustering houses beneath us.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That is just what I should like to do with you, Reader, transport you to the top of, shall we say, the low church tower of Riff, and take off one red roof after another of the clustering houses beneath us.
sole
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From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
spread
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stratagem
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sublime
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is just what I should like to do with you, Reader, transport you to the top of, shall we say, the low church tower of Riff, and take off one red roof after another of the clustering houses beneath us.
tea-time
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From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have often envied Lesage's stratagem in which he makes Le diable boiteux transport his patron to a high point in the city, and then obligingly remove roof after roof from the houses spread out beneath his eyes, revealing with a sublime disregard for edification what is going on in each of them in turn.
then
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THOMPSON
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From this reading FRANCIS THOMPSON.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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top
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tower
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transport
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turn
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unleaguerable
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From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That is just what I should like to do with you, Reader, transport you to the top of, shall we say, the low church tower of Riff, and take off one red roof after another of the clustering houses beneath us.
visitation
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From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That is just what I should like to do with you, Reader, transport you to the top of, shall we say, the low church tower of Riff, and take off one red roof after another of the clustering houses beneath us.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have often envied Lesage's stratagem in which he makes Le diable boiteux transport his patron to a high point in the city, and then obligingly remove roof after roof from the houses spread out beneath his eyes, revealing with a sublime disregard for edification what is going on in each of them in turn.
whisk
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From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I should not choose midnight, as Lesage did, but tea-time for my visitation, and then if you appeared bored, I would quickly whisk off another roof.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."
YourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Yourself are with yourself the sole consortress In that unleaguerable fortress; It knows you not for portress."