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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 He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to a marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
appears
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
became
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From this reading He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to a marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even one step farther our infidelity has gone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
comes
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From this reading Unhappily too the doubt comes from scholars, from persons who have tried these methods.
culture
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
disciplines
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
doubt
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
dwelt
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From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
education
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
ends
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From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even one step farther our infidelity has gone.
experience
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From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
farther
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From this reading But even one step farther our infidelity has gone.
felt
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Unhappily too the doubt comes from scholars, from persons who have tried these methods.
gifts
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From this reading He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to a marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth.
give
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
gone
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From this reading But even one step farther our infidelity has gone.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
growth
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From this reading He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to a marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth.
happiness
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But even one step farther our infidelity has gone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Unhappily too the doubt comes from scholars, from persons who have tried these methods.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to a marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
increased
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
infidelity
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From this reading But even one step farther our infidelity has gone.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
marketable
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From this reading He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to a marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth.
men
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
methods
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From this reading Unhappily too the doubt comes from scholars, from persons who have tried these methods.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But even one step farther our infidelity has gone.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But even one step farther our infidelity has gone.
own
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From this reading He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to a marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth.
person
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From this reading He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to a marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth.
persons
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From this reading Unhappily too the doubt comes from scholars, from persons who have tried these methods.
probity
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
profane
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From this reading He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to a marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth.
raised
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From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
really
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
sacred
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From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
scholars
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From this reading Unhappily too the doubt comes from scholars, from persons who have tried these methods.
selfish
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From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
showman
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From this reading He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to a marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth.
some
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even one step farther our infidelity has gone.
sustenance
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From this reading He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to a marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Unhappily too the doubt comes from scholars, from persons who have tried these methods.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
thoughts
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From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
too
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From this reading Unhappily too the doubt comes from scholars, from persons who have tried these methods.
tried
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From this reading Unhappily too the doubt comes from scholars, from persons who have tried these methods.
turning
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From this reading He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to a marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth.
Unhappily
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From this reading Unhappily too the doubt comes from scholars, from persons who have tried these methods.
use
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From this reading He was a profane person, and became a showman, turning his gifts to a marketable use, and not to his own sustenance and growth.
used
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From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In their experience the scholar was not raised by the sacred thoughts amongst which he dwelt, but used them to selfish ends.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Unhappily too the doubt comes from scholars, from persons who have tried these methods.
wise
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From this reading It appears that some doubt is felt by good and wise men whether really the happiness and probity of men is increased by the culture of the mind in those disciplines to which we give the name of education.
