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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 Tom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of the young.
abused
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From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
believed
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From this reading There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
bosom
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From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that sort of conduct is to the world’s credit; therefore it is not well to find fault with it.
conduct
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From this reading But that sort of conduct is to the world’s credit; therefore it is not well to find fault with it.
credit
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From this reading But that sort of conduct is to the world’s credit; therefore it is not well to find fault with it.
envy
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From this reading Tom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of the young.
escaped
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From this reading There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him.
fault
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From this reading But that sort of conduct is to the world’s credit; therefore it is not well to find fault with it.
fickle
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From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
find
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From this reading But that sort of conduct is to the world’s credit; therefore it is not well to find fault with it.
fondled
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From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him.
glittering
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From this reading Tom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of the young.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
hanging
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From this reading There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
heronounUS /ˈhɪroʊ/
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Tom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of the young.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that sort of conduct is to the world’s credit; therefore it is not well to find fault with it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
lavishly
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From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
magnified
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From this reading His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him.
more
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From this reading Tom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of the young.
Muff
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From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that sort of conduct is to the world’s credit; therefore it is not well to find fault with it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of the young.
old
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From this reading Tom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of the young.
once
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From this reading Tom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of the young.
paper
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From this reading His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him.
pet
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From this reading Tom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of the young.
Potter
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From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
President
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From this reading There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
print
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From this reading His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him.
some
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From this reading There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
sort
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From this reading But that sort of conduct is to the world’s credit; therefore it is not well to find fault with it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of the young.
There
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From this reading There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading But that sort of conduct is to the world’s credit; therefore it is not well to find fault with it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
Tom
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From this reading Tom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of the young.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
unreasoning
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From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
usual
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From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
village
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From this reading His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of the young.
well
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From this reading But that sort of conduct is to the world’s credit; therefore it is not well to find fault with it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But that sort of conduct is to the world’s credit; therefore it is not well to find fault with it.
world
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From this reading As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
world's
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From this reading But that sort of conduct is to the world’s credit; therefore it is not well to find fault with it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.
young
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From this reading Tom was a glittering hero once more—the pet of the old, the envy of the young.
