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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 WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
all
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
bearing
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
becomingly
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From this reading Much is forgiven to him who dies becomingly, and on earth, as in heaven, there is pardon for the parting soul.
BEFELL
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
best
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From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
better
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
bitterness
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From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
bore
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
burden
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
called
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From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
caprice
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From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
common
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
count
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From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
deaths
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
debonair
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
die
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
dies
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From this reading Much is forgiven to him who dies becomingly, and on earth, as in heaven, there is pardon for the parting soul.
down
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
earth
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From this reading Much is forgiven to him who dies becomingly, and on earth, as in heaven, there is pardon for the parting soul.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
evil
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
falls
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
forgiven
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From this reading Much is forgiven to him who dies becomingly, and on earth, as in heaven, there is pardon for the parting soul.
fortune's
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From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
glorious
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
grace
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
greet
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From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
GUINEA
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
heaven
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From this reading Much is forgiven to him who dies becomingly, and on earth, as in heaven, there is pardon for the parting soul.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
how
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
imparts
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
king
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From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
laid
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
live
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
lives
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
man
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
Martyr
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From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
men
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From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
more
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
most
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
much
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From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
new
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From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
noble
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Much is forgiven to him who dies becomingly, and on earth, as in heaven, there is pardon for the parting soul.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
out
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
paints
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
pardon
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From this reading Much is forgiven to him who dies becomingly, and on earth, as in heaven, there is pardon for the parting soul.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
parting
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From this reading Much is forgiven to him who dies becomingly, and on earth, as in heaven, there is pardon for the parting soul.
princes
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
Royal
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From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
sedate
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
sky
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
smiling
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From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
soul
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From this reading Much is forgiven to him who dies becomingly, and on earth, as in heaven, there is pardon for the parting soul.
station
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
sunset
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
tasted
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From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
There
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
Thus
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From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
times
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From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
turns
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From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
unkinged
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From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
unmanned
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From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
unmoved
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From this reading He has tasted of what men count the best, and, having found even in it much bitterness, turns to greet fortune's new caprice smiling or unmoved.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT BEFELL MY LAST GUINEA There is this in great station, that it imparts to a man a bearing sedate in good times and debonair in evil.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Much is forgiven to him who dies becomingly, and on earth, as in heaven, there is pardon for the parting soul.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Thus it falls out that though princes live no better lives than common men, yet for the most part they die more noble deaths; their sunset paints all their sky, and we remember not how they bore their glorious burden, but with what grace they laid it down.
youth
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From this reading A king may be unkinged, as befell him whom in my youth we called the Royal Martyr, but he need not be unmanned.
