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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 He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
accurate
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almost
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he never sought to free himself from it.
became
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From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And, indeed, the whole book seemed to him to contain the story of his own life, written before he had lived it.
blended
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From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
book
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From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
bound
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
changing
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
contain
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From this reading And, indeed, the whole book seemed to him to contain the story of his own life, written before he had lived it.
control
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
copies
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
Dorian
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From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
edition
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
fancies
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
Gray
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From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he never sought to free himself from it.
hero
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From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
indeed
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From this reading And, indeed, the whole book seemed to him to contain the story of his own life, written before he had lived it.
influence
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From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he never sought to free himself from it.
kind
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From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
large-paper
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
less
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, indeed, the whole book seemed to him to contain the story of his own life, written before he had lived it.
lived
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From this reading And, indeed, the whole book seemed to him to contain the story of his own life, written before he had lived it.
lost
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
moods
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
more
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From this reading Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he never sought to free himself from it.
nature
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he never sought to free himself from it.
nine
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he never sought to free himself from it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
own
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From this reading And, indeed, the whole book seemed to him to contain the story of his own life, written before he had lived it.
Paris
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
Parisian
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perhaps
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From this reading Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he never sought to free himself from it.
prefiguring
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From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
procured
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
romantic
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From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
say
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From this reading Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he never sought to free himself from it.
scientific
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From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
sought
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From this reading Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he never sought to free himself from it.
story
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From this reading And, indeed, the whole book seemed to him to contain the story of his own life, written before he had lived it.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
suit
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
temperaments
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From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he never sought to free himself from it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
times
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he never sought to free himself from it.
type
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From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
various
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From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He procured from Paris no less than nine large-paper copies of the first edition, and had them bound in different colours, so that they might suit his various moods and the changing fancies of a nature over which he seemed, at times, to have almost entirely lost control.
whole
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From this reading And, indeed, the whole book seemed to him to contain the story of his own life, written before he had lived it.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he never sought to free himself from it.
written
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From this reading And, indeed, the whole book seemed to him to contain the story of his own life, written before he had lived it.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.
young
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From this reading The hero, the wonderful young Parisian in whom the romantic and the scientific temperaments were so strangely blended, became to him a kind of prefiguring type of himself.
