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1830
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From this reading This is not one of the hoaxes in vogue in the year 1830, when every author wrote his "tale of horror" for the amusement of young ladies.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Later on he found the same story in a collection published about the beginning of the present century.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
almanac
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
amusement
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From this reading This is not one of the hoaxes in vogue in the year 1830, when every author wrote his "tale of horror" for the amusement of young ladies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
appeared
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
author
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Later on he found the same story in a collection published about the beginning of the present century.
belief
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
Bell
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
Berlin
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
best
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
brain
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
career
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
century
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From this reading Later on he found the same story in a collection published about the beginning of the present century.
Clara
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
collected
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
collection
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From this reading Later on he found the same story in a collection published about the beginning of the present century.
Comedie
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
creations
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
editions
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This is not one of the hoaxes in vogue in the year 1830, when every author wrote his "tale of horror" for the amusement of young ladies.
fancy
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
fashion
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
Fontaine
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later on he found the same story in a collection published about the beginning of the present century.
friend
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
gave
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
German
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Later on he found the same story in a collection published about the beginning of the present century.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
hoaxes
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From this reading This is not one of the hoaxes in vogue in the year 1830, when every author wrote his "tale of horror" for the amusement of young ladies.
Hoffmann
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
horror
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From this reading This is not one of the hoaxes in vogue in the year 1830, when every author wrote his "tale of horror" for the amusement of young ladies.
Humaine
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Later on he found the same story in a collection published about the beginning of the present century.
innocent
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
James
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
La
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
ladies
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From this reading This is not one of the hoaxes in vogue in the year 1830, when every author wrote his "tale of horror" for the amusement of young ladies.
Later
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From this reading Later on he found the same story in a collection published about the beginning of the present century.
like
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
literary
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is not one of the hoaxes in vogue in the year 1830, when every author wrote his "tale of horror" for the amusement of young ladies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
omitted
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Later on he found the same story in a collection published about the beginning of the present century.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is not one of the hoaxes in vogue in the year 1830, when every author wrote his "tale of horror" for the amusement of young ladies.
original
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
outset
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
own
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
piece
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
plagiarism
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
present
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From this reading Later on he found the same story in a collection published about the beginning of the present century.
probably
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
published
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From this reading Later on he found the same story in a collection published about the beginning of the present century.
related
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
rich
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later on he found the same story in a collection published about the beginning of the present century.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
some
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
story
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From this reading Later on he found the same story in a collection published about the beginning of the present century.
stray
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
Study
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
subject
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
sufficiently
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
tale
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
Translated
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
unwittingly
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From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
very
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
vogue
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From this reading This is not one of the hoaxes in vogue in the year 1830, when every author wrote his "tale of horror" for the amusement of young ladies.
Waring
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
works
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From this reading To the best of his belief, it is some stray fancy of the brain of Hoffmann of Berlin; probably it appeared in some German almanac, and was omitted in the published editions of his collected works.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The _Comedie Humaine_ is sufficiently rich in original creations for the author to own to this innocent piece of plagiarism; when, like the worthy La Fontaine, he has told unwittingly, and after his own fashion, a tale already related by another.
writer's
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From this reading Translated By Clara Bell and James Waring At the very outset of the writer's literary career, a friend, long since dead, gave him the subject of this Study.
wrote
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From this reading This is not one of the hoaxes in vogue in the year 1830, when every author wrote his "tale of horror" for the amusement of young ladies.
year
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From this reading This is not one of the hoaxes in vogue in the year 1830, when every author wrote his "tale of horror" for the amusement of young ladies.
young
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From this reading This is not one of the hoaxes in vogue in the year 1830, when every author wrote his "tale of horror" for the amusement of young ladies.
