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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 I was a great solitary when I was young.
acquaintances
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
aloof
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
associate
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From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Misanthropes, we believed ourselves to be; but I have thought since that we were only sulky fellows.
became
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
believed
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From this reading Misanthropes, we believed ourselves to be; but I have thought since that we were only sulky fellows.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Misanthropes, we believed ourselves to be; but I have thought since that we were only sulky fellows.
children
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
college
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From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
ease
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From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
Easter
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From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
entertainment
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
Esquire
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From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
fellows
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From this reading Misanthropes, we believed ourselves to be; but I have thought since that we were only sulky fellows.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
friend
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
friends
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
Graden
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From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was a great solitary when I was young.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Misanthropes, we believed ourselves to be; but I have thought since that we were only sulky fellows.
humour
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From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was a great solitary when I was young.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
intimacy
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From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
keep
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
liking
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From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
made
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
man
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From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
met
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
Misanthropes
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From this reading Misanthropes, we believed ourselves to be; but I have thought since that we were only sulky fellows.
mother
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
much
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From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
nearly
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From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
Northmour
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From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
only
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From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Misanthropes, we believed ourselves to be; but I have thought since that we were only sulky fellows.
own
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
pride
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
private
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From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
R
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From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
say
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
Scotland
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From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Misanthropes, we believed ourselves to be; but I have thought since that we were only sulky fellows.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
solitary
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From this reading I was a great solitary when I was young.
suffice
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
sulky
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From this reading Misanthropes, we believed ourselves to be; but I have thought since that we were only sulky fellows.
terms
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From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
there
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From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Misanthropes, we believed ourselves to be; but I have thought since that we were only sulky fellows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was a great solitary when I was young.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had met at college; and though there was not much liking between us, nor even much intimacy, we were so nearly of a humour that we could associate with ease to both.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was a great solitary when I was young.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
wife
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From this reading I made it my pride to keep aloof and suffice for my own entertainment; and I may say that I had neither friends nor acquaintances until I met that friend who became my wife and the mother of my children.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With one man only was I on private terms; this was R. Northmour, Esquire, of Graden Easter, in Scotland.
young
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From this reading I was a great solitary when I was young.
