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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 OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
answers
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From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
any
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From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
appear
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From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
Arabin
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From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
ass
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From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
assumed
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From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
bed
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
certainly
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From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
churchyard
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From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
commence
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
dinner
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From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
down
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From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
family
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From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
far
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From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
given
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From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
honestly
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From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
judgment
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From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
LAZARUS
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From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
lie
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
love
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From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
lovemaking
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
made
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
manouvres
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
many
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From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
MASTER
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From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
Mr
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From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
much
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
now
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
old
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
OXFORD
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From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
Plumstead
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From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
purposes
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
questions
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From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
rusty
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
sad
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From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
said
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From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
set
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From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
slip
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
struggle
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From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
then
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From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
too
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
trees
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From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
truth
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From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
TUTOR
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From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
upshot
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From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
used
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From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
walk
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From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading OXFORD--THE MASTER AND TUTOR OF LAZARUS Mr Arabin, as we have said, had but a sad walk of it under the trees of Plumstead churchyard.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not appear to any of the family till dinner time, and then he assumed, as far as their judgment went, to be quite himself.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had determined that he was much too old and much to rusty to commence the manouvres of lovemaking; that he had let the time slip through his hands which should have been used for such purposes; and that now he must lie on his bed as he had made it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
woman
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From this reading Then he asked himself whether in truth he did love this woman; and he answered himself, not without a long struggle, but at last honestly, that he certainly did love her.
wont
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From this reading He had, as was his wont, asked himself a great many questions, and given himself a great many answers; and the upshot of this was that he had set himself down for an ass.
