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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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active
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From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
almost
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From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
BEST
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blinded
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
bright
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From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
C
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careful
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
complexion
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From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
conspicuously
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From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
copious
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From this reading His judgments were copious and frequent in the old days, and some at least I found entertaining.
days
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From this reading His judgments were copious and frequent in the old days, and some at least I found entertaining.
dissertations
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
Edition
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eminent
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
entertaining
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From this reading His judgments were copious and frequent in the old days, and some at least I found entertaining.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
fluency
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From this reading At times his fluency was really remarkable.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His judgments were copious and frequent in the old days, and some at least I found entertaining.
frequent
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From this reading His judgments were copious and frequent in the old days, and some at least I found entertaining.
FRIEND
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gaiety
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
garrulous
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From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
irresponsible
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
judgments
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From this reading His judgments were copious and frequent in the old days, and some at least I found entertaining.
juvenile
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From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
low
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
manner
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
means
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From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
merit
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
movements
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From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
old
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From this reading His judgments were copious and frequent in the old days, and some at least I found entertaining.
opinion
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
people
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
PREFATORY
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From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
R
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really
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From this reading At times his fluency was really remarkable.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At times his fluency was really remarkable.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
Second
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
some
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From this reading His judgments were copious and frequent in the old days, and some at least I found entertaining.
suppress
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
talkative
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From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His judgments were copious and frequent in the old days, and some at least I found entertaining.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
times
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From this reading At times his fluency was really remarkable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
true
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
very
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From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
want
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From this reading He had a low opinion of eminent people--a thing I have been careful to suppress, and his dissertations had ever an irresponsible gaiety of manner that may have blinded me to their true want of merit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PREFATORY He was, I remember, short, but by no means conspicuously short, and of a bright, almost juvenile, complexion, very active in his movements and garrulous--or at least very talkative.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His judgments were copious and frequent in the old days, and some at least I found entertaining.
