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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 I am a bachelor uncle.
advertise
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
agree
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From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
all
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a bachelor uncle.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading That, as a mere fact, might happen to anybody; but I am a bachelor uncle by internal fitness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That, as a mere fact, might happen to anybody; but I am a bachelor uncle by internal fitness.
attend
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
bachelor
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From this reading I am a bachelor uncle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
better
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From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
business
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That, as a mere fact, might happen to anybody; but I am a bachelor uncle by internal fitness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That, as a mere fact, might happen to anybody; but I am a bachelor uncle by internal fitness.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
Caucasian
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
children
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From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
circumstances
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
division
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
essentially
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
fact
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From this reading That, as a mere fact, might happen to anybody; but I am a bachelor uncle by internal fitness.
family
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
fitness
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From this reading That, as a mere fact, might happen to anybody; but I am a bachelor uncle by internal fitness.
forbid
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
happen
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From this reading That, as a mere fact, might happen to anybody; but I am a bachelor uncle by internal fitness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
Heaven
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
Herald
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
human
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am a bachelor uncle.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
individual
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
internal
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From this reading That, as a mere fact, might happen to anybody; but I am a bachelor uncle by internal fitness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
it's
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From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
just
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
lose
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
Males
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
marrying
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
member
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
mere
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From this reading That, as a mere fact, might happen to anybody; but I am a bachelor uncle by internal fitness.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That, as a mere fact, might happen to anybody; but I am a bachelor uncle by internal fitness.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
now
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
one's
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From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
out
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
own
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From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
position
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
present
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
profession
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
race
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
saw
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
shouldn't
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
single
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
Situations
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
sometimes
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From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
tendency
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
Thanks
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That, as a mere fact, might happen to anybody; but I am a bachelor uncle by internal fitness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
thrown
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That, as a mere fact, might happen to anybody; but I am a bachelor uncle by internal fitness.
uncle
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From this reading I am a bachelor uncle.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
untoward
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
Wanted
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From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
way
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From this reading Thanks to a marrying tendency in the rest of my family, I have now little need to advertise, all the business being thrown into my way which a single member of my profession can attend to.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
won't
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From this reading I suppose you won't agree with me; but, do you know, sometimes I think it's better than having children of one's own?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am one essentially, just as I am an individual of the Caucasian division of the human race; and if, through untoward circumstances--which Heaven forbid--I should lose my present position, I shouldn't be surprised if you saw me out in the “Herald” under “Situations Wanted--Males.”
