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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nobody, in fact, begins to think about health until his own begins to be inferior.
absorbing
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From this reading It becomes to him the one affair of absorbing importance.
affair
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From this reading It becomes to him the one affair of absorbing importance.
all
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
bad
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From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nobody, in fact, begins to think about health until his own begins to be inferior.
becomes
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From this reading It becomes to him the one affair of absorbing importance.
begins
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From this reading Nobody, in fact, begins to think about health until his own begins to be inferior.
belabours
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From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
bimetallism
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
clubs
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From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
description
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
enormously
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From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
enough
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From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
fact
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From this reading Nobody, in fact, begins to think about health until his own begins to be inferior.
far
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From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
friends
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From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
gives
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From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
golf-links
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
health
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It becomes to him the one affair of absorbing importance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nobody, in fact, begins to think about health until his own begins to be inferior.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
importance
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From this reading It becomes to him the one affair of absorbing importance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nobody, in fact, begins to think about health until his own begins to be inferior.
including
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
individual
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From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
inferior
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From this reading Nobody, in fact, begins to think about health until his own begins to be inferior.
inferiority
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From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
interest
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It becomes to him the one affair of absorbing importance.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
lengthy
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
less
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From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
matters
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From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
once
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From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
own
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From this reading Nobody, in fact, begins to think about health until his own begins to be inferior.
perhaps
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
possible
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
seen
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
subject
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From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
subjects
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
sun
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
then
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From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
there
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody, in fact, begins to think about health until his own begins to be inferior.
thoughts
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From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
two
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From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
unhappy
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From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Nobody, in fact, begins to think about health until his own begins to be inferior.
utterly
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, then, as if that was not bad enough, he at once clubs and belabours his unhappy friends with its inferiority.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
word
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From this reading Health, of course, matters quite enormously to the individual, but nobody with good health ever gives two thoughts (far less one word) to the subject.
zones
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From this reading Of all subjects under or over the sun, there is none perhaps, even including bimetallism, or the lengthy description of golf-links which one has never seen, so utterly below possible zones of interest as that of health.
