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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 There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
ability
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
abject
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
adroitness
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From this reading He had the patience and submissive temper of the Muscovite peasant joined to the subtlety and the adroitness of the educated Slav.
almost
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
always
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
any
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
devotion
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From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
educated
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From this reading He had the patience and submissive temper of the Muscovite peasant joined to the subtlety and the adroitness of the educated Slav.
errand
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
executed
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
family
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From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
father
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From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
father's
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From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
freed
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From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
give
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From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
given
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From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a man of great humility, though of great sagacity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
humility
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From this reading He was a man of great humility, though of great sagacity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
infancy
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
intelligent
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From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
joined
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From this reading He had the patience and submissive temper of the Muscovite peasant joined to the subtlety and the adroitness of the educated Slav.
known
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
lived
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From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
loved
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
man
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From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
Muscovite
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From this reading He had the patience and submissive temper of the Muscovite peasant joined to the subtlety and the adroitness of the educated Slav.
needed
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
old
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From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
once
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From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
Paris
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From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
patience
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From this reading He had the patience and submissive temper of the Muscovite peasant joined to the subtlety and the adroitness of the educated Slav.
peasant
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From this reading He had the patience and submissive temper of the Muscovite peasant joined to the subtlety and the adroitness of the educated Slav.
pension
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From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
person
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
private
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From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
prudence
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
received
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From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
revered
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
sagacitynounUS /səˈɡæs.ə.t̬i/
The quality of being sagacious; keen wisdom and sound judgment. (Sự minh triết, sự sáng suốt.)
From this reading He was a man of great humility, though of great sagacity.
secretary
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From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
sent
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From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
serf
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From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
services
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From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
Slav
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From this reading He had the patience and submissive temper of the Muscovite peasant joined to the subtlety and the adroitness of the educated Slav.
submissive
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From this reading He had the patience and submissive temper of the Muscovite peasant joined to the subtlety and the adroitness of the educated Slav.
subtlety
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From this reading He had the patience and submissive temper of the Muscovite peasant joined to the subtlety and the adroitness of the educated Slav.
temper
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From this reading He had the patience and submissive temper of the Muscovite peasant joined to the subtlety and the adroitness of the educated Slav.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
then
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From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
There
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From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was a man of great humility, though of great sagacity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a man of great humility, though of great sagacity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had received a pension from her family for his faithful and intelligent services, and the devotion which he had given to her father he had continued to give to her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There lived in Paris an old man who had once been a freed serf, and then a confidential private secretary of her father's.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whenever she needed any errand executed in which prudence and ability were needed, she always sent for this person, whom she had known from infancy, and who loved and revered her with an almost abject devotion.
