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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 Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her stove was smoking, and she asked me for a spell, to make it burn.
aversion
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From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Her stove was smoking, and she asked me for a spell, to make it burn.
called
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From this reading The other day a peasant woman called to me on the street, and I went into her house.
certain
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From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
consideration
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From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
contempt
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From this reading They feel a haughty contempt for intelligence, and cordially despise the people who give them hospitality.
cordially
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From this reading They feel a haughty contempt for intelligence, and cordially despise the people who give them hospitality.
day
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From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
despise
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From this reading They feel a haughty contempt for intelligence, and cordially despise the people who give them hospitality.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
enjoy
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From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
feel
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From this reading They feel a haughty contempt for intelligence, and cordially despise the people who give them hospitality.
fools
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From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They feel a haughty contempt for intelligence, and cordially despise the people who give them hospitality.
Gentiles
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From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
give
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From this reading They feel a haughty contempt for intelligence, and cordially despise the people who give them hospitality.
gypsies
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From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
gypsy
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From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
haughty
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From this reading They feel a haughty contempt for intelligence, and cordially despise the people who give them hospitality.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The other day a peasant woman called to me on the street, and I went into her house.
hospitality
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From this reading They feel a haughty contempt for intelligence, and cordially despise the people who give them hospitality.
house
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From this reading The other day a peasant woman called to me on the street, and I went into her house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The other day a peasant woman called to me on the street, and I went into her house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
inspire
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From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
intelligence
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From this reading They feel a haughty contempt for intelligence, and cordially despise the people who give them hospitality.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The other day a peasant woman called to me on the street, and I went into her house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
less
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From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her stove was smoking, and she asked me for a spell, to make it burn.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
merit
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From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The other day a peasant woman called to me on the street, and I went into her house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
other
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From this reading The other day a peasant woman called to me on the street, and I went into her house.
peasant
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From this reading The other day a peasant woman called to me on the street, and I went into her house.
people
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From this reading They feel a haughty contempt for intelligence, and cordially despise the people who give them hospitality.
peoples
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From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
poverty
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From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
proud
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From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
said
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From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her stove was smoking, and she asked me for a spell, to make it burn.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her stove was smoking, and she asked me for a spell, to make it burn.
sort
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From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
spell
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From this reading Her stove was smoking, and she asked me for a spell, to make it burn.
stove
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From this reading Her stove was smoking, and she asked me for a spell, to make it burn.
street
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From this reading The other day a peasant woman called to me on the street, and I went into her house.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They feel a haughty contempt for intelligence, and cordially despise the people who give them hospitality.
there's
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From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
tricking
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From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
unenlightened
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From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
very
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From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
Vosges
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From this reading “The Gentiles are such fools,” said a gypsy of the Vosges to me one day, “that there’s no merit in tricking them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her stove was smoking, and she asked me for a spell, to make it burn.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other day a peasant woman called to me on the street, and I went into her house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Despite their poverty and the sort of aversion which they inspire, the gypsies enjoy a certain consideration none the less among unenlightened peoples, and they are very proud of it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They feel a haughty contempt for intelligence, and cordially despise the people who give them hospitality.
woman
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From this reading The other day a peasant woman called to me on the street, and I went into her house.
