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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 _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
also
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From this reading _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
analyzing
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From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
attained
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
attended
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
called
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From this reading "Mag Nesia," called the professor.
Carbonic
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From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
contracted
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From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
deal
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From this reading _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
diligently
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From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
eliminate
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From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
employed
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
entertainment
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From this reading _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
experimenting
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From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
faster
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From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
fifteen
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
gie
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From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
greatness
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From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
happiness
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
harder
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From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
heights
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From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
highly
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From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
house
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
hundred
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
laboratory
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From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
lot
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From this reading _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
Mag
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From this reading "Mag Nesia," called the professor.
Maggie
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From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
mixing
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From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
more
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
mounted
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From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
Nesia
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From this reading "Mag Nesia," called the professor.
ninety
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
period
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
plumpness
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
pounds
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
Professor
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From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
pursuit
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
putting
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From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
recommend
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From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
respectability
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
servant
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
servant's
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From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
service
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
shameful
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From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
spacious
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From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
story
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From this reading _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
There
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From this reading _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
title
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From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
truth
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From this reading _There is a lot of entertainment and also a great deal of truth in this story.
two
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading The servant's name was Maggie Nesia--Professor Carbonic had contracted the title to save time, for in fifteen years he had not mounted the heights of greatness; he must work harder and faster as life is short, and eliminate such shameful waste of time as putting the "gie" on Maggie.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
woman
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
work
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From this reading We recommend it highly._ Professor Carbonic was diligently at work in his spacious laboratory, analyzing, mixing and experimenting.
years
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From this reading He had been employed for more than fifteen years in the same pursuit of happiness, in the same house, same laboratory, and attended by the same servant woman, who in her long period of service had attained the plumpness and respectability of two hundred and ninety pounds.
