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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 very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
amuse
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From this reading "Of course not; it is a story which I told with the purpose of every story-teller--to amuse.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
ARTLESSNESS
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From this reading IN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN STRIKINGLY EVINCES THE ARTLESSNESS OF HIS NATURE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
auditor
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From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
brief
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From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
Charlemont
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From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
contrasts
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From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
COSMOPOLITAN
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From this reading IN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN STRIKINGLY EVINCES THE ARTLESSNESS OF HIS NATURE.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course not; it is a story which I told with the purpose of every story-teller--to amuse.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
ease
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From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Of course not; it is a story which I told with the purpose of every story-teller--to amuse.
EVINCES
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From this reading IN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN STRIKINGLY EVINCES THE ARTLESSNESS OF HIS NATURE.
fact
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From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
fiction
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From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN STRIKINGLY EVINCES THE ARTLESSNESS OF HIS NATURE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course not; it is a story which I told with the purpose of every story-teller--to amuse.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN STRIKINGLY EVINCES THE ARTLESSNESS OF HIS NATURE.
invention
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From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
mildly
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From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
NATURE
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From this reading IN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN STRIKINGLY EVINCES THE ARTLESSNESS OF HIS NATURE.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN STRIKINGLY EVINCES THE ARTLESSNESS OF HIS NATURE.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
opposed
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From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
perfect
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From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
purpose
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From this reading "Of course not; it is a story which I told with the purpose of every story-teller--to amuse.
real
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From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
romance
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From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
seem
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From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
story
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From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
story-teller
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From this reading "Of course not; it is a story which I told with the purpose of every story-teller--to amuse.
strange
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From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
strangeness
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From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
STRIKINGLY
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From this reading IN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN STRIKINGLY EVINCES THE ARTLESSNESS OF HIS NATURE.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hence, if it seem strange to you, that strangeness is the romance; it is what contrasts it with real life; it is the invention, in brief, the fiction as opposed to the fact.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN STRIKINGLY EVINCES THE ARTLESSNESS OF HIS NATURE.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Of course not; it is a story which I told with the purpose of every story-teller--to amuse.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
true
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From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
very
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From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
Well
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From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN STRIKINGLY EVINCES THE ARTLESSNESS OF HIS NATURE.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A very strange one," answered the auditor, who had been such not with perfect ease, "but is it true?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, what do you think of the story of Charlemont?" mildly asked he who had told it.
