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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 Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are right," said Gilbert, "gravity in a boy is a token of lunacy or weakness."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
Billet
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From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
boy
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From this reading He imparted his fears, as well to the doctor as to the parent of his pupil, that the boy was too much given to moody fits.
Cabanis
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From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
chemists
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From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
College
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From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
Condorcet
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From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
conveyance
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From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
deep
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From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
fears
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From this reading He imparted his fears, as well to the doctor as to the parent of his pupil, that the boy was too much given to moody fits.
fits
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From this reading He imparted his fears, as well to the doctor as to the parent of his pupil, that the boy was too much given to moody fits.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
Gilbert
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From this reading "You are right," said Gilbert, "gravity in a boy is a token of lunacy or weakness."
given
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From this reading He imparted his fears, as well to the doctor as to the parent of his pupil, that the boy was too much given to moody fits.
got
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From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
gravity
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From this reading "You are right," said Gilbert, "gravity in a boy is a token of lunacy or weakness."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He imparted his fears, as well to the doctor as to the parent of his pupil, that the boy was too much given to moody fits.
imparted
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From this reading He imparted his fears, as well to the doctor as to the parent of his pupil, that the boy was too much given to moody fits.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You are right," said Gilbert, "gravity in a boy is a token of lunacy or weakness."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
knew
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From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
Louis-the-Great
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From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
lunacy
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From this reading "You are right," said Gilbert, "gravity in a boy is a token of lunacy or weakness."
Meeting
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From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
moody
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From this reading He imparted his fears, as well to the doctor as to the parent of his pupil, that the boy was too much given to moody fits.
much
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From this reading He imparted his fears, as well to the doctor as to the parent of his pupil, that the boy was too much given to moody fits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "You are right," said Gilbert, "gravity in a boy is a token of lunacy or weakness."
parent
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From this reading He imparted his fears, as well to the doctor as to the parent of his pupil, that the boy was too much given to moody fits.
physicians
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From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
Pitou
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From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
principal
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From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
public
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From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
pupil
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From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
received
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From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
regard
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From this reading The principal received the doctor with deep regard as he knew him to be the foremost pupil of the physicians and chemists, Cabanis and Condorcet.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are right," said Gilbert, "gravity in a boy is a token of lunacy or weakness."
said
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From this reading "You are right," said Gilbert, "gravity in a boy is a token of lunacy or weakness."
Sebastian
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From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
sick
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From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He imparted his fears, as well to the doctor as to the parent of his pupil, that the boy was too much given to moody fits.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YOUNG VISIONARY.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
token
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From this reading "You are right," said Gilbert, "gravity in a boy is a token of lunacy or weakness."
too
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From this reading He imparted his fears, as well to the doctor as to the parent of his pupil, that the boy was too much given to moody fits.
VISIONARY
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From this reading THE YOUNG VISIONARY.
ward
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From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading "You are right," said Gilbert, "gravity in a boy is a token of lunacy or weakness."
well
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From this reading He imparted his fears, as well to the doctor as to the parent of his pupil, that the boy was too much given to moody fits.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Meeting with a public conveyance, the doctor got into it with Billet and Pitou, and they went to Louis-the-Great College, where Sebastian was still in the sick ward.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are right," said Gilbert, "gravity in a boy is a token of lunacy or weakness."
YOUNG
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From this reading THE YOUNG VISIONARY.
