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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 His proposals for a more permanent establishment displayed a certain defect in his sense of proportion.
abundance
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
affected
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From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lewisham's inquiries for evening teaching and private tuition were essentially provisional measures.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
aspects
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From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
Cambridge
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
certain
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From this reading His proposals for a more permanent establishment displayed a certain defect in his sense of proportion.
College
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From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
competition
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
decent
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
defect
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From this reading His proposals for a more permanent establishment displayed a certain defect in his sense of proportion.
displayed
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From this reading His proposals for a more permanent establishment displayed a certain defect in his sense of proportion.
disregard
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
earth
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
enterprises
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
essentially
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From this reading Lewisham's inquiries for evening teaching and private tuition were essentially provisional measures.
establishment
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From this reading His proposals for a more permanent establishment displayed a certain defect in his sense of proportion.
Eton
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From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
evening
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From this reading Lewisham's inquiries for evening teaching and private tuition were essentially provisional measures.
example
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From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
fifty
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lewisham's inquiries for evening teaching and private tuition were essentially provisional measures.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His proposals for a more permanent establishment displayed a certain defect in his sense of proportion.
hundred
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His proposals for a more permanent establishment displayed a certain defect in his sense of proportion.
inclined
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
inferior
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
inquiries
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From this reading Lewisham's inquiries for evening teaching and private tuition were essentially provisional measures.
intellectual
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
Kensington
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
Lewisham's
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From this reading Lewisham's inquiries for evening teaching and private tuition were essentially provisional measures.
literate
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
measures
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From this reading Lewisham's inquiries for evening teaching and private tuition were essentially provisional measures.
Melbourne
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From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
merits
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From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
more
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From this reading His proposals for a more permanent establishment displayed a certain defect in his sense of proportion.
North
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His proposals for a more permanent establishment displayed a certain defect in his sense of proportion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
outset
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
overrate
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
Oxford
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
permanent
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From this reading His proposals for a more permanent establishment displayed a certain defect in his sense of proportion.
private
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From this reading Lewisham's inquiries for evening teaching and private tuition were essentially provisional measures.
professorship
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From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
proportion
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From this reading His proposals for a more permanent establishment displayed a certain defect in his sense of proportion.
proposals
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From this reading His proposals for a more permanent establishment displayed a certain defect in his sense of proportion.
provisional
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From this reading Lewisham's inquiries for evening teaching and private tuition were essentially provisional measures.
regard
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
salt
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
sense
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From this reading His proposals for a more permanent establishment displayed a certain defect in his sense of proportion.
South
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
teaching
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From this reading Lewisham's inquiries for evening teaching and private tuition were essentially provisional measures.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST BATTLE.
there
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From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
things
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From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
three
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
tuition
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From this reading Lewisham's inquiries for evening teaching and private tuition were essentially provisional measures.
universities
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
welcome
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From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lewisham's inquiries for evening teaching and private tuition were essentially provisional measures.
wife
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From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That Melbourne professorship, for example, was beyond his merits, and there were aspects of things that would have affected the welcome of himself and his wife at Eton College.
year
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
yielding
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From this reading At the outset he was inclined to regard the South Kensington scholar as the intellectual salt of the earth, to overrate the abundance of "decent things" yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred a year, and to disregard the competition of such inferior enterprises as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the literate North.
