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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 They found such a combination irresistible, when coupled with an appearance both vigorous and gallant.
accompanied
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From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
all
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From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
always
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From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They found such a combination irresistible, when coupled with an appearance both vigorous and gallant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They found such a combination irresistible, when coupled with an appearance both vigorous and gallant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
bells
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From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They found such a combination irresistible, when coupled with an appearance both vigorous and gallant.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
cause
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From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
Charles
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From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
clergyman
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From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
clown
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From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
combination
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From this reading They found such a combination irresistible, when coupled with an appearance both vigorous and gallant.
commercial
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From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
conduct
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From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
contemporaries
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From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
coupled
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From this reading They found such a combination irresistible, when coupled with an appearance both vigorous and gallant.
Courtier
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From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
Don
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From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
eighteen
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From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
exactly
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From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
followed
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From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found such a combination irresistible, when coupled with an appearance both vigorous and gallant.
gallant
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From this reading They found such a combination irresistible, when coupled with an appearance both vigorous and gallant.
getting
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From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
hand
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From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
irresistible
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From this reading They found such a combination irresistible, when coupled with an appearance both vigorous and gallant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
killed
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From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
laugh
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From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
lost
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From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
loved
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From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
man
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From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
men
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From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
merriment
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From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
mounted
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From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
once
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From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
other
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From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
out
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From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
Oxfordshire
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From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
puzzled
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From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
really
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From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
reported
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From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
riding
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From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
ring
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From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
saddle
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From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
sense
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From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
set
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From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
some
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From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
son
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From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They found such a combination irresistible, when coupled with an appearance both vigorous and gallant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
thousands
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From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
vigorous
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From this reading They found such a combination irresistible, when coupled with an appearance both vigorous and gallant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the immortal Don set out to ring all the bells of merriment, he was followed by one clown.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charles Courtier on the other hand had always been accompanied by thousands, who really could not understand the conduct of this man with no commercial sense.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
women
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From this reading But though he puzzled his contemporaries, they did not exactly laugh at him, because it was reported that he had really killed some men, and loved some women.
world
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From this reading The son of an Oxfordshire clergyman, and mounted on a lost cause, he had been riding through the world ever since he was eighteen, without once getting out of the saddle.
