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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 Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
almost
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From this reading It might almost be said truly of him that money was no object to him.
amusements
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
any
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
belong
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
chimney-pot
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
Club
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
considerable
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was not that he did not often talk about money and think about money.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
enough
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
extravagances
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
fact
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
father's
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
functions
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
go
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
grandfather's
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
HAMPSTEAD
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From this reading LORD HAMPSTEAD.
hat
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It might almost be said truly of him that money was no object to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
inclined
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
inherited
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might almost be said truly of him that money was no object to him.
liberal
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
liberality
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
London
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
LORD
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From this reading LORD HAMPSTEAD.
maternal
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
matter
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might almost be said truly of him that money was no object to him.
money
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It might almost be said truly of him that money was no object to him.
nobleman
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
object
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From this reading It might almost be said truly of him that money was no object to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
often
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From this reading It was not that he did not often talk about money and think about money.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
own
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
Parliament
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
perform
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
placed
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
portion
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From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
public
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
said
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From this reading It might almost be said truly of him that money was no object to him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
streets
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
talk
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From this reading It was not that he did not often talk about money and think about money.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not that he did not often talk about money and think about money.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
truly
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From this reading It might almost be said truly of him that money was no object to him.
walk
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the matter of money he was placed outside his father's liberality,--who was himself inclined to be liberal enough,--by the fact that he had inherited a considerable portion of his maternal grandfather's fortune.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
young
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From this reading Lord Hampstead, though he would not go into Parliament or belong to any London Club, or walk about the streets with a chimney-pot hat, or perform any of his public functions as a young nobleman should do, had, nevertheless, his own amusements and his own extravagances.
