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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 As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
almost
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From this reading Nor had they long to wait for the sort of pleasure they desired; I made a hash of things almost from the start.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My height has been against me more than once.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
confusion
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From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
coroner
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From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
desired
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From this reading Nor had they long to wait for the sort of pleasure they desired; I made a hash of things almost from the start.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
diminutive
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From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
disadvantage
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From this reading It placed me at a disadvantage then.
enjoy
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From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nor had they long to wait for the sort of pleasure they desired; I made a hash of things almost from the start.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nor had they long to wait for the sort of pleasure they desired; I made a hash of things almost from the start.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My height has been against me more than once.
hash
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From this reading Nor had they long to wait for the sort of pleasure they desired; I made a hash of things almost from the start.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
height
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From this reading My height has been against me more than once.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
instinctively
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From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It placed me at a disadvantage then.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor had they long to wait for the sort of pleasure they desired; I made a hash of things almost from the start.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
made
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From this reading Nor had they long to wait for the sort of pleasure they desired; I made a hash of things almost from the start.
man
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From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
more
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From this reading My height has been against me more than once.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor had they long to wait for the sort of pleasure they desired; I made a hash of things almost from the start.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
object
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From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
once
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From this reading My height has been against me more than once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
opuscula
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From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
placed
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From this reading It placed me at a disadvantage then.
pleasure
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From this reading Nor had they long to wait for the sort of pleasure they desired; I made a hash of things almost from the start.
prejudiced
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From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
prepared
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From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
present
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From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
put
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From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
raree-show
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From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
reasonable
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From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
room
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From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
size
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From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
sort
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From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
spectacle
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From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
stand
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From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor had they long to wait for the sort of pleasure they desired; I made a hash of things almost from the start.
table
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From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My height has been against me more than once.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
then
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From this reading It placed me at a disadvantage then.
There
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From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nor had they long to wait for the sort of pleasure they desired; I made a hash of things almost from the start.
things
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From this reading Nor had they long to wait for the sort of pleasure they desired; I made a hash of things almost from the start.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
up
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From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was not a creature present in the room who did not look upon me as a sort of raree-show, and who was not prepared to enjoy the spectacle of my being put to confusion.
wait
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From this reading Nor had they long to wait for the sort of pleasure they desired; I made a hash of things almost from the start.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As for the coroner, he was prejudiced against me directly I took up my stand at the table; he being one of those diminutive opuscula who instinctively object to a man who is of a reasonable size.
