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affairs
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From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He leaves the regular wife behind,--fairly or unfairly, I can't say.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
Californian
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From this reading It's only the old story: the usual matrimonial infidelities that are mixed up with the Californian emigration.
can't
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From this reading He leaves the regular wife behind,--fairly or unfairly, I can't say.
carelessly
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From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
chooses
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From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
Club
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
counsel
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
dangerous
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From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
dinner
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
don't
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From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
emigration
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From this reading It's only the old story: the usual matrimonial infidelities that are mixed up with the Californian emigration.
fact
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
fairly
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From this reading He leaves the regular wife behind,--fairly or unfairly, I can't say.
gave
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
happen
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Manners, however, only shrugged his shoulders.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
indiscretion
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
infidelities
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From this reading It's only the old story: the usual matrimonial infidelities that are mixed up with the Californian emigration.
It's
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From this reading It's only the old story: the usual matrimonial infidelities that are mixed up with the Californian emigration.
jokingly
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
lawyer
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
leaves
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From this reading He leaves the regular wife behind,--fairly or unfairly, I can't say.
Manners
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
matrimonial
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From this reading It's only the old story: the usual matrimonial infidelities that are mixed up with the Californian emigration.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
meant
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From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading It's only the old story: the usual matrimonial infidelities that are mixed up with the Californian emigration.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
old
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From this reading It's only the old story: the usual matrimonial infidelities that are mixed up with the Californian emigration.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
only
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From this reading Manners, however, only shrugged his shoulders.
opportunity
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He leaves the regular wife behind,--fairly or unfairly, I can't say.
own
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From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
publicly
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From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
regular
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From this reading He leaves the regular wife behind,--fairly or unfairly, I can't say.
remark
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
repeat
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
rising
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
said
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From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
say
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From this reading He leaves the regular wife behind,--fairly or unfairly, I can't say.
saying
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From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
shoulders
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From this reading Manners, however, only shrugged his shoulders.
shrugged
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From this reading Manners, however, only shrugged his shoulders.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
story
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From this reading It's only the old story: the usual matrimonial infidelities that are mixed up with the Californian emigration.
talk
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From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
Tom
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
unfairly
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From this reading He leaves the regular wife behind,--fairly or unfairly, I can't say.
up
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From this reading It's only the old story: the usual matrimonial infidelities that are mixed up with the Californian emigration.
usual
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From this reading It's only the old story: the usual matrimonial infidelities that are mixed up with the Californian emigration.
vague
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
very
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From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
warn
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
weighty
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From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I don't know what he meant,” he said carelessly; “but since he chooses to talk of his own affairs publicly, I don't mind saying that they are neither very weighty nor very dangerous.
wife
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From this reading He leaves the regular wife behind,--fairly or unfairly, I can't say.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It's only the old story: the usual matrimonial infidelities that are mixed up with the Californian emigration.
young
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From this reading The fact that Tom did not happen to be on duty at the next Club dinner gave me an opportunity to repeat his mysterious remark to Manners, and to jokingly warn that rising young lawyer against the indiscretion of vague counsel.
