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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 A week or two later he saw Othmar again enter his little parlour.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week or two later he saw Othmar again enter his little parlour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
ante-chamber
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
any
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From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
arrogance
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'You really believe that to be first seen and heard, as you proposed, would benefit your pupil?'
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'You really believe that to be first seen and heard, as you proposed, would benefit your pupil?'
benefit
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From this reading 'You really believe that to be first seen and heard, as you proposed, would benefit your pupil?'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
chosen
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From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I have come to speak to you of your wishes, which I perhaps dismissed too hastily,' he said, as he seated himself.
dismissed
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From this reading 'I have come to speak to you of your wishes, which I perhaps dismissed too hastily,' he said, as he seated himself.
eccentricities
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From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
enter
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From this reading A week or two later he saw Othmar again enter his little parlour.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You really believe that to be first seen and heard, as you proposed, would benefit your pupil?'
gained
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
hastily
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From this reading 'I have come to speak to you of your wishes, which I perhaps dismissed too hastily,' he said, as he seated himself.
hated
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From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A week or two later he saw Othmar again enter his little parlour.
heard
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From this reading 'You really believe that to be first seen and heard, as you proposed, would benefit your pupil?'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A week or two later he saw Othmar again enter his little parlour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have come to speak to you of your wishes, which I perhaps dismissed too hastily,' he said, as he seated himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
indifference
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
indulge
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From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
keep
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
later
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From this reading A week or two later he saw Othmar again enter his little parlour.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week or two later he saw Othmar again enter his little parlour.
made
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
man
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
ministers
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
old
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A week or two later he saw Othmar again enter his little parlour.
Othmar
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From this reading A week or two later he saw Othmar again enter his little parlour.
parlour
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From this reading A week or two later he saw Othmar again enter his little parlour.
perhaps
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From this reading 'I have come to speak to you of your wishes, which I perhaps dismissed too hastily,' he said, as he seated himself.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
princes
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
proposed
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From this reading 'You really believe that to be first seen and heard, as you proposed, would benefit your pupil?'
pupil
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From this reading 'You really believe that to be first seen and heard, as you proposed, would benefit your pupil?'
really
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From this reading 'You really believe that to be first seen and heard, as you proposed, would benefit your pupil?'
repute
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
Rosselin
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
said
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From this reading 'I have come to speak to you of your wishes, which I perhaps dismissed too hastily,' he said, as he seated himself.
saw
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From this reading A week or two later he saw Othmar again enter his little parlour.
seated
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From this reading 'I have come to speak to you of your wishes, which I perhaps dismissed too hastily,' he said, as he seated himself.
seen
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From this reading 'You really believe that to be first seen and heard, as you proposed, would benefit your pupil?'
solitary
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
speak
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From this reading 'I have come to speak to you of your wishes, which I perhaps dismissed too hastily,' he said, as he seated himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'You really believe that to be first seen and heard, as you proposed, would benefit your pupil?'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
too
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From this reading 'I have come to speak to you of your wishes, which I perhaps dismissed too hastily,' he said, as he seated himself.
two
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From this reading A week or two later he saw Othmar again enter his little parlour.
vices
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From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
wait
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
waited
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From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
week
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From this reading A week or two later he saw Othmar again enter his little parlour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
wishes
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From this reading 'I have come to speak to you of your wishes, which I perhaps dismissed too hastily,' he said, as he seated himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
world
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From this reading These were his eccentricities, which the world hated as it would never have hated any vices in which he might have chosen to indulge.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Othmar made ministers wait on him, and would keep princes in his ante-chamber with an indifference which gained him the repute of arrogance; but he waited himself on Rosselin, a man old, poor, and solitary.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I have come to speak to you of your wishes, which I perhaps dismissed too hastily,' he said, as he seated himself.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I have come to speak to you of your wishes, which I perhaps dismissed too hastily,' he said, as he seated himself.
