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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 "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
alike
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From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
all
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From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes, Florian is an idealist," she said, "There is nothing of the brute in him."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
Angela
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From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
away
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From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
brute
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From this reading "Yes, Florian is an idealist," she said, "There is nothing of the brute in him."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
child
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From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
compassion
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From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
deserve
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From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
dubiously
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From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
face
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From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
Florian
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From this reading "Yes, Florian is an idealist," she said, "There is nothing of the brute in him."
flush
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From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
Fontenelle
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From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
going
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From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
happy
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From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
Hermenstein
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From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, Florian is an idealist," she said, "There is nothing of the brute in him."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
hope
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From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
idealist
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From this reading "Yes, Florian is an idealist," she said, "There is nothing of the brute in him."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, Florian is an idealist," she said, "There is nothing of the brute in him."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, Florian is an idealist," she said, "There is nothing of the brute in him."
le
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From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
looking
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From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
Marquis
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From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
men
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From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
Monsieur
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From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
much
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From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
noted
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From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Yes, Florian is an idealist," she said, "There is nothing of the brute in him."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
paused
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From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
pleasure
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From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
queried
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From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
rather
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From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
run
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From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
said
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From this reading "Yes, Florian is an idealist," she said, "There is nothing of the brute in him."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, Florian is an idealist," she said, "There is nothing of the brute in him."
smiled
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From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
sometimes
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From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
speed
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From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
spread
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From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
stolen
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From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
Sylvie
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From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
tender
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From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
There
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From this reading "Yes, Florian is an idealist," she said, "There is nothing of the brute in him."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
touch
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From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
very
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From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
warm
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From this reading Angela smiled,--and Sylvie Hermenstein noted the warm and tender flush of pleasure that spread over her fair face.
watch
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From this reading For myself, I am going to run away from Monsieur le Marquis with as much speed as if I had stolen his watch!"
Well
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From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She paused, looking rather dubiously, and with a touch of compassion at Angela, "Well!--you deserve to be happy, child, and I hope you will be!
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, Florian is an idealist," she said, "There is nothing of the brute in him."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you think Fontenelle a brute?" queried Sylvie, "Yes, I suppose he is; but I have sometimes thought that all men are very much alike,--except Florian!"
