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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 IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
antipathetic
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From this reading I observed at once that he and Lacey were antipathetic.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
back
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
beliefs
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From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.
content
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From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.
day
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From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.
debate
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
DEEDS
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
disillusioned
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From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.
Essex
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.
eyes
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From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
future
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From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.
get
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From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
Hall
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I observed at once that he and Lacey were antipathetic.
HEARnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
impulses
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From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
IMPULSIVE
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
Kingsway
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
Lacey
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
natural
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From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
observed
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From this reading I observed at once that he and Lacey were antipathetic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.
once
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From this reading I observed at once that he and Lacey were antipathetic.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
overtaken
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
past
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From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.
points
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From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
roots
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From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.
SAMARITAN'S
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
scientific
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From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.
SELF-REPROACHES
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
sentimentalist
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From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.
Spanton
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
state-builder
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From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I observed at once that he and Lacey were antipathetic.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.
tired
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From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
together
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
totally
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From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
view
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From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
vigorous
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From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
walked
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.
WATCH
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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
well
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From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.
