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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
all
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From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
also
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Although my credulity must amuse you, sir,” so the Marquis ended, “I will conceal nothing from you.
always
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From this reading “People of fashion, sir, always treat science rather superciliously,” said Planchette.
amuse
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From this reading “Although my credulity must amuse you, sir,” so the Marquis ended, “I will conceal nothing from you.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That skin seems to me to be endowed with an insuperable power of resistance.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
any
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
asking
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That skin seems to me to be endowed with an insuperable power of resistance.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
begin
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From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
conceal
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From this reading “Although my credulity must amuse you, sir,” so the Marquis ended, “I will conceal nothing from you.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
credulity
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From this reading “Although my credulity must amuse you, sir,” so the Marquis ended, “I will conceal nothing from you.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
eclipse
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From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
effect
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
ended
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From this reading “Although my credulity must amuse you, sir,” so the Marquis ended, “I will conceal nothing from you.
endowed
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From this reading That skin seems to me to be endowed with an insuperable power of resistance.”
fashion
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From this reading “People of fashion, sir, always treat science rather superciliously,” said Planchette.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
how
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
incroyable
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From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
insuperable
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From this reading That skin seems to me to be endowed with an insuperable power of resistance.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
just
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From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
ladies
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From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
Lalande
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From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
learned
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
lived
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
man
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
Marquis
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From this reading “Although my credulity must amuse you, sir,” so the Marquis ended, “I will conceal nothing from you.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That skin seems to me to be endowed with an insuperable power of resistance.”
meditations
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
much
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From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Although my credulity must amuse you, sir,” so the Marquis ended, “I will conceal nothing from you.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Although my credulity must amuse you, sir,” so the Marquis ended, “I will conceal nothing from you.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Although my credulity must amuse you, sir,” so the Marquis ended, “I will conceal nothing from you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
People
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From this reading “People of fashion, sir, always treat science rather superciliously,” said Planchette.
placed
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
Planchette
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From this reading “People of fashion, sir, always treat science rather superciliously,” said Planchette.
power
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From this reading That skin seems to me to be endowed with an insuperable power of resistance.”
pretty
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From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
produce
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
Raphael
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
rather
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From this reading “People of fashion, sir, always treat science rather superciliously,” said Planchette.
recalled
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
remarked
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From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
resistance
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From this reading That skin seems to me to be endowed with an insuperable power of resistance.”
said
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From this reading “People of fashion, sir, always treat science rather superciliously,” said Planchette.
science
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From this reading “People of fashion, sir, always treat science rather superciliously,” said Planchette.
see
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From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
seems
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From this reading That skin seems to me to be endowed with an insuperable power of resistance.”
sir
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From this reading “Although my credulity must amuse you, sir,” so the Marquis ended, “I will conceal nothing from you.
skin
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From this reading That skin seems to me to be endowed with an insuperable power of resistance.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Although my credulity must amuse you, sir,” so the Marquis ended, “I will conceal nothing from you.
some
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From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
superciliously
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From this reading “People of fashion, sir, always treat science rather superciliously,” said Planchette.
talismannounUS /ˈtæl.ɪz.mən/
An object, such as an inscribed ring or stone, thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
talk
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From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That skin seems to me to be endowed with an insuperable power of resistance.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
thus
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From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
treat
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From this reading “People of fashion, sir, always treat science rather superciliously,” said Planchette.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “They all talk to us pretty much as the _incroyable_ did when he brought some ladies to see Lalande just after an eclipse, and remarked, ‘Be so good as to begin it over again!’
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “And I also could have lived thus,” thought Raphael, as he recalled the learned man from his meditations by asking of him how to produce any effect on the talisman, which he placed before him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Although my credulity must amuse you, sir,” so the Marquis ended, “I will conceal nothing from you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That skin seems to me to be endowed with an insuperable power of resistance.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Although my credulity must amuse you, sir,” so the Marquis ended, “I will conceal nothing from you.
