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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 was thinking of Féraz, with whom he had scarcely exchanged a word all day.
action
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
air
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
all
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From this reading He was thinking of Féraz, with whom he had scarcely exchanged a word all day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
attention
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From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
bore
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
brother
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
brother's
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
captive
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
chains
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
characterised
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
constraint
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
courteous
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
curious
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
day
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From this reading He was thinking of Féraz, with whom he had scarcely exchanged a word all day.
discipline
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
El-Râmi
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
exactitude
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was thinking of Féraz, with whom he had scarcely exchanged a word all day.
existed
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
feel
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
formerly
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
Féraz
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From this reading He was thinking of Féraz, with whom he had scarcely exchanged a word all day.
grace
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was thinking of Féraz, with whom he had scarcely exchanged a word all day.
hauteur
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
imagined
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
impetuous
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
lacked
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
listlessly
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From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
manner
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
matter
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
now
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
obedience
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was thinking of Féraz, with whom he had scarcely exchanged a word all day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
performed
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
previously
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
prince
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
prison
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
proud
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
resignation
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
sad
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
scarcely
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From this reading He was thinking of Féraz, with whom he had scarcely exchanged a word all day.
sentiment
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
service
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
set
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From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
simple
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
stately
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
steeled
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
study
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From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
swift
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
tender
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
there
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking of Féraz, with whom he had scarcely exchanged a word all day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
treated
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
turned
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From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
two
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
volume
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From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
wandered
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From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
want
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He turned over the first volume before him listlessly,--his mind was not set upon study, and his attention wandered.
way
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was thinking of Féraz, with whom he had scarcely exchanged a word all day.
wishes
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From this reading He had lacked nothing in the way of service, for swift and courteous obedience to his brother’s wishes had characterised Féraz in every simple action, but there was a constraint between the two that had not previously existed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was thinking of Féraz, with whom he had scarcely exchanged a word all day.
word
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From this reading He was thinking of Féraz, with whom he had scarcely exchanged a word all day.
work
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From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Féraz bore himself with a stately yet sad hauteur,--he had the air of a proud prince in chains who, being captive, performed his prison work with exactitude and resignation as a matter of discipline and duty.
young
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From this reading It was curious that El-Râmi, who had steeled himself as he imagined against every tender sentiment, should now feel the want of the impetuous confidence and grace of manner with which his young brother had formerly treated him.
