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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 At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
advancing
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
altogether
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
behaving
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
belonged
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
brute's
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
cane
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
caught
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From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
close
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From this reading Only once, however, have I seen him at close quarters.
cold
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
d'Antin
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
day
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From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
direction
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
dominion
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
ebony
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
Enoch
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
eternally
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
filled
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
full
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
height
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Only once, however, have I seen him at close quarters.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was in Paris.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
myriads
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
once
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From this reading Only once, however, have I seen him at close quarters.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
Only
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From this reading Only once, however, have I seen him at close quarters.
opposite
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
other
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
over-dressed
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
Paris
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From this reading This was in Paris.
pavement
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
quarters
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From this reading Only once, however, have I seen him at close quarters.
Rue
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
saw
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
seen
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From this reading Only once, however, have I seen him at close quarters.
several
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From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
sight
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From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
Soames
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
sufferers
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
swinging
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
there
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From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was in Paris.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
times
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From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
up
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
Vingtieme
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From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.
walking
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was in Paris.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
whole
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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.
wrath
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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.
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