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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 Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
acquainted
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From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
add
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
all
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From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
BeginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
brilliant
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From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
conclusiveness
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
conscious
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From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
convenience
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
dignified
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
disagreeables
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
establishing
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
example
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From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
exceedingly
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From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
existence
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From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
felt
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From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
getting
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
grand
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
happily
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From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
high
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From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
importance
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From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
inheritance
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From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
Insurance
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From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
lofty
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
Marine
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From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
married
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From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
merit
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From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
most
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From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
Mr
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From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
much
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
opinion
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From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
other
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From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
out
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From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
own
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From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
particularly
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From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
place
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
Podsnap
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From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
Podsnap's
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From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
PODSNAPPERY
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From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
put
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From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
rid
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
satisfaction
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
satisfied
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From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
set
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From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
settled
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From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
social
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From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
There
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From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
things
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From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
thriven
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From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
Thus
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From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
very
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From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
way
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From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
well
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From this reading PODSNAPPERY Mr Podsnap was well to do, and stood very high in Mr Podsnap’s opinion.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Thus happily acquainted with his own merit and importance, Mr Podsnap settled that whatever he put behind him he put out of existence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a dignified conclusiveness—not to add a grand convenience—in this way of getting rid of disagreeables which had done much towards establishing Mr Podsnap in his lofty place in Mr Podsnap’s satisfaction.
why
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From this reading He never could make out why everybody was not quite satisfied, and he felt conscious that he set a brilliant social example in being particularly well satisfied with most things, and, above all other things, with himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beginning with a good inheritance, he had married a good inheritance, and had thriven exceedingly in the Marine Insurance way, and was quite satisfied.
