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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 Even as a man of letters, he occupies no inconsiderable place.
activity
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From this reading But his indefatigable activity overflowed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His “History of Harvard College” is a valuable and entertaining treatment of a subject not wanting in natural dryness.
apt
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From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even as a man of letters, he occupies no inconsiderable place.
Athenæum
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From this reading His “Municipal History of Boston,” his “History of the Boston Athenæum,” and his “Life of Colonel Shaw” have permanent interest and value.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
Boston
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From this reading His “Municipal History of Boston,” his “History of the Boston Athenæum,” and his “Life of Colonel Shaw” have permanent interest and value.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his indefatigable activity overflowed.
College
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From this reading His “History of Harvard College” is a valuable and entertaining treatment of a subject not wanting in natural dryness.
Colonel
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From this reading His “Municipal History of Boston,” his “History of the Boston Athenæum,” and his “Life of Colonel Shaw” have permanent interest and value.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
dryness
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From this reading His “History of Harvard College” is a valuable and entertaining treatment of a subject not wanting in natural dryness.
enough
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From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
entertaining
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From this reading His “History of Harvard College” is a valuable and entertaining treatment of a subject not wanting in natural dryness.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as a man of letters, he occupies no inconsiderable place.
filled
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From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
Harvard
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From this reading His “History of Harvard College” is a valuable and entertaining treatment of a subject not wanting in natural dryness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his indefatigable activity overflowed.
History
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From this reading His “History of Harvard College” is a valuable and entertaining treatment of a subject not wanting in natural dryness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
inconsiderable
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From this reading Even as a man of letters, he occupies no inconsiderable place.
indefatigable
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From this reading But his indefatigable activity overflowed.
interest
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From this reading His “Municipal History of Boston,” his “History of the Boston Athenæum,” and his “Life of Colonel Shaw” have permanent interest and value.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His “History of Harvard College” is a valuable and entertaining treatment of a subject not wanting in natural dryness.
letters
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From this reading Even as a man of letters, he occupies no inconsiderable place.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His “Municipal History of Boston,” his “History of the Boston Athenæum,” and his “Life of Colonel Shaw” have permanent interest and value.
man
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From this reading Even as a man of letters, he occupies no inconsiderable place.
Mr
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Municipal
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From this reading His “Municipal History of Boston,” his “History of the Boston Athenæum,” and his “Life of Colonel Shaw” have permanent interest and value.
natural
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From this reading His “History of Harvard College” is a valuable and entertaining treatment of a subject not wanting in natural dryness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Even as a man of letters, he occupies no inconsiderable place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His “History of Harvard College” is a valuable and entertaining treatment of a subject not wanting in natural dryness.
occupies
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From this reading Even as a man of letters, he occupies no inconsiderable place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even as a man of letters, he occupies no inconsiderable place.
offices
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From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
overflowed
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From this reading But his indefatigable activity overflowed.
permanent
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From this reading His “Municipal History of Boston,” his “History of the Boston Athenæum,” and his “Life of Colonel Shaw” have permanent interest and value.
place
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From this reading Even as a man of letters, he occupies no inconsiderable place.
Quincy
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Shaw
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From this reading His “Municipal History of Boston,” his “History of the Boston Athenæum,” and his “Life of Colonel Shaw” have permanent interest and value.
subject
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From this reading His “History of Harvard College” is a valuable and entertaining treatment of a subject not wanting in natural dryness.
successively
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From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
treatment
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From this reading His “History of Harvard College” is a valuable and entertaining treatment of a subject not wanting in natural dryness.
valuable
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From this reading His “History of Harvard College” is a valuable and entertaining treatment of a subject not wanting in natural dryness.
value
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From this reading His “Municipal History of Boston,” his “History of the Boston Athenæum,” and his “Life of Colonel Shaw” have permanent interest and value.
various
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From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
wanting
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From this reading His “History of Harvard College” is a valuable and entertaining treatment of a subject not wanting in natural dryness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One would be apt to think that, in the various offices which Mr. Quincy successively filled, he would have found enough to do.
