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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 The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
acknowledged
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From this reading How thoroughly it is acknowledged that this is the aristocratic set, and that the plebeian!
admit
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From this reading How determined are the aristocrats to admit no intrusion, and how anxious are the plebeians to intrude!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading How completely the society has formed itself into separate sets after the three or four first days!
amenities
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
anxious
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From this reading How determined are the aristocrats to admit no intrusion, and how anxious are the plebeians to intrude!
apart
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How determined are the aristocrats to admit no intrusion, and how anxious are the plebeians to intrude!
aristocratic
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From this reading How thoroughly it is acknowledged that this is the aristocratic set, and that the plebeian!
aristocrats
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bitter
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From this reading What tender friendship it produces, and what bitter enmities!
board
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
completely
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
days
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From this reading How completely the society has formed itself into separate sets after the three or four first days!
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading How determined are the aristocrats to admit no intrusion, and how anxious are the plebeians to intrude!
enmities
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From this reading What tender friendship it produces, and what bitter enmities!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How completely the society has formed itself into separate sets after the three or four first days!
formed
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From this reading How completely the society has formed itself into separate sets after the three or four first days!
four
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From this reading How completely the society has formed itself into separate sets after the three or four first days!
friendship
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From this reading What tender friendship it produces, and what bitter enmities!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
general
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
Goldfinder
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
governed
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How completely the society has formed itself into separate sets after the three or four first days!
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
How
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From this reading How completely the society has formed itself into separate sets after the three or four first days!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How completely the society has formed itself into separate sets after the three or four first days!
intrude
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From this reading How determined are the aristocrats to admit no intrusion, and how anxious are the plebeians to intrude!
intrusion
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From this reading How determined are the aristocrats to admit no intrusion, and how anxious are the plebeians to intrude!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What tender friendship it produces, and what bitter enmities!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
more
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How completely the society has formed itself into separate sets after the three or four first days!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
own
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
peculiar
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
plebeian
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From this reading How thoroughly it is acknowledged that this is the aristocratic set, and that the plebeian!
plebeians
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From this reading How determined are the aristocrats to admit no intrusion, and how anxious are the plebeians to intrude!
produces
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From this reading What tender friendship it produces, and what bitter enmities!
roughnesses
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
rules
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
separate
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From this reading How completely the society has formed itself into separate sets after the three or four first days!
set
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From this reading How thoroughly it is acknowledged that this is the aristocratic set, and that the plebeian!
sets
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From this reading How completely the society has formed itself into separate sets after the three or four first days!
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
society
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From this reading How completely the society has formed itself into separate sets after the three or four first days!
tender
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From this reading What tender friendship it produces, and what bitter enmities!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How thoroughly it is acknowledged that this is the aristocratic set, and that the plebeian!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
There
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How thoroughly it is acknowledged that this is the aristocratic set, and that the plebeian!
thoroughly
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
three
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From this reading How completely the society has formed itself into separate sets after the three or four first days!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How determined are the aristocrats to admit no intrusion, and how anxious are the plebeians to intrude!
unlike
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
usual
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From this reading The Goldfinder There is no peculiar life more thoroughly apart from life in general, more unlike our usual life, more completely a life of itself, governed by its own rules and having its own roughnesses and amenities, than life on board ship.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What tender friendship it produces, and what bitter enmities!
