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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 Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
Aristotle
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From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
arrangement
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From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
Bon-Bon
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From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
book
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bumper
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clever
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compliance
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down
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drink
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From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
friend
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From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
glass
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From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
guest
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From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
heart
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From this reading It’s a work after my own heart.
helped
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From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
Hereupon
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From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
home
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From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
honor
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From this reading “A clever book that of yours, upon my honor.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
improved
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From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
injunction
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From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
It's
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From this reading It’s a work after my own heart.
knowingly
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From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
latter
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Majesty
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From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
many
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From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
matter
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From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “A clever book that of yours, upon my honor.
notions
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From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
out
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own
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From this reading It’s a work after my own heart.
perfectly
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From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
Pierre
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pouring
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From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
put
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From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
remind
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From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
requested
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From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
scruple
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From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
shoulder
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From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
table
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From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
tapping
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From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
thorough
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From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
visitor's
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From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
wine
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From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Hereupon the guest helped himself to the wine upon the table, and pouring out a bumper for Bon-Bon, requested him to drink it without scruple, and make himself perfectly at home.
work
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From this reading It’s a work after my own heart.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your arrangement of the matter, I think, however, might be improved, and many of your notions remind me of Aristotle.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “A clever book that of yours, Pierre,” resumed his Majesty, tapping our friend knowingly upon the shoulder, as the latter put down his glass after a thorough compliance with his visitor’s injunction.
