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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 ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
almost
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, when he had thus caught his emotion, it caught him in return, and for a few moments made him almost unhappy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
Anecdotes
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
apt
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From this reading Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
assume
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From this reading Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
came
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
caught
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, when he had thus caught his emotion, it caught him in return, and for a few moments made him almost unhappy.
chase
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Malbone did not leave his more spiritual chase so soon,--it made him too happy.
emotion
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From this reading Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
ennobling
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From this reading Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
few
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, when he had thus caught his emotion, it caught him in return, and for a few moments made him almost unhappy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
got
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, when he had thus caught his emotion, it caught him in return, and for a few moments made him almost unhappy.
happy
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From this reading Malbone did not leave his more spiritual chase so soon,--it made him too happy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
heart
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From this reading This is not true of men like Malbone, voluptuaries of the heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Malbone did not leave his more spiritual chase so soon,--it made him too happy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Malbone did not leave his more spiritual chase so soon,--it made him too happy.
hunting
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes, indeed, when he had thus caught his emotion, it caught him in return, and for a few moments made him almost unhappy.
indeed
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, when he had thus caught his emotion, it caught him in return, and for a few moments made him almost unhappy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is not true of men like Malbone, voluptuaries of the heart.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Malbone did not leave his more spiritual chase so soon,--it made him too happy.
leave
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From this reading Malbone did not leave his more spiritual chase so soon,--it made him too happy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
like
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From this reading This is not true of men like Malbone, voluptuaries of the heart.
Lord
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
made
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From this reading Malbone did not leave his more spiritual chase so soon,--it made him too happy.
Malbone
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From this reading This is not true of men like Malbone, voluptuaries of the heart.
men
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From this reading This is not true of men like Malbone, voluptuaries of the heart.
moments
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, when he had thus caught his emotion, it caught him in return, and for a few moments made him almost unhappy.
more
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From this reading Malbone did not leave his more spiritual chase so soon,--it made him too happy.
much
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is not true of men like Malbone, voluptuaries of the heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is not true of men like Malbone, voluptuaries of the heart.
ordinarily
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
out
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
passion
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
persons
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From this reading Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
purpose
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
refined
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From this reading Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
return
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, when he had thus caught his emotion, it caught him in return, and for a few moments made him almost unhappy.
Russell
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
sensation
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Malbone did not leave his more spiritual chase so soon,--it made him too happy.
sole
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, when he had thus caught his emotion, it caught him in return, and for a few moments made him almost unhappy.
soon
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From this reading Malbone did not leave his more spiritual chase so soon,--it made him too happy.
Spence's
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
spiritual
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From this reading Malbone did not leave his more spiritual chase so soon,--it made him too happy.
Sympathetic
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From this reading Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is not true of men like Malbone, voluptuaries of the heart.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not true of men like Malbone, voluptuaries of the heart.
thus
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, when he had thus caught his emotion, it caught him in return, and for a few moments made him almost unhappy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sympathetic persons are apt to assume that every refined emotion must be ennobling.
too
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From this reading Malbone did not leave his more spiritual chase so soon,--it made him too happy.
true
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From this reading This is not true of men like Malbone, voluptuaries of the heart.
unhappy
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From this reading Sometimes, indeed, when he had thus caught his emotion, it caught him in return, and for a few moments made him almost unhappy.
up
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
very
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From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
voluptuaries
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From this reading This is not true of men like Malbone, voluptuaries of the heart.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He ordinarily got up a passion very much as Lord Russell got up an appetite,--he, of Spence’s Anecdotes, who went out hunting for that sole purpose, and left the chase when the sensation came.
