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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 didn’t know I had a social position,” he said, “and if I have, I haven’t the smallest idea what it is.
accordance
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From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
account
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From this reading When Newman learned that his social position was to be taken into account, he professed himself utterly incompetent, and begged Tristram to relieve him of the care.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
autumn
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From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
Bagdad
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From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Newman learned that his social position was to be taken into account, he professed himself utterly incompetent, and begged Tristram to relieve him of the care.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
begged
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From this reading When Newman learned that his social position was to be taken into account, he professed himself utterly incompetent, and begged Tristram to relieve him of the care.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
called
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From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
care
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From this reading When Newman learned that his social position was to be taken into account, he professed himself utterly incompetent, and begged Tristram to relieve him of the care.
Damascus
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From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
didn't
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From this reading “I didn’t know I had a social position,” he said, “and if I have, I haven’t the smallest idea what it is.
dinner
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From this reading Isn’t a social position knowing some two or three thousand people and inviting them to dinner?
established
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From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
estimate
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From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
gave
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From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I didn’t know I had a social position,” he said, “and if I have, I haven’t the smallest idea what it is.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I didn’t know I had a social position,” he said, “and if I have, I haven’t the smallest idea what it is.
haven't
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From this reading “I didn’t know I had a social position,” he said, “and if I have, I haven’t the smallest idea what it is.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t know I had a social position,” he said, “and if I have, I haven’t the smallest idea what it is.
idea
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From this reading “I didn’t know I had a social position,” he said, “and if I have, I haven’t the smallest idea what it is.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I didn’t know I had a social position,” he said, “and if I have, I haven’t the smallest idea what it is.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
incompetent
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From this reading When Newman learned that his social position was to be taken into account, he professed himself utterly incompetent, and begged Tristram to relieve him of the care.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Newman learned that his social position was to be taken into account, he professed himself utterly incompetent, and begged Tristram to relieve him of the care.
inviting
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From this reading Isn’t a social position knowing some two or three thousand people and inviting them to dinner?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I didn’t know I had a social position,” he said, “and if I have, I haven’t the smallest idea what it is.
Isn't
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From this reading Isn’t a social position knowing some two or three thousand people and inviting them to dinner?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I didn’t know I had a social position,” he said, “and if I have, I haven’t the smallest idea what it is.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn’t know I had a social position,” he said, “and if I have, I haven’t the smallest idea what it is.
knowing
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From this reading Isn’t a social position knowing some two or three thousand people and inviting them to dinner?
latter's
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From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
learned
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From this reading When Newman learned that his social position was to be taken into account, he professed himself utterly incompetent, and begged Tristram to relieve him of the care.
Newman
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From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Isn’t a social position knowing some two or three thousand people and inviting them to dinner?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
Paris
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From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
people
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From this reading Isn’t a social position knowing some two or three thousand people and inviting them to dinner?
position
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From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
professed
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From this reading When Newman learned that his social position was to be taken into account, he professed himself utterly incompetent, and begged Tristram to relieve him of the care.
relieve
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From this reading When Newman learned that his social position was to be taken into account, he professed himself utterly incompetent, and begged Tristram to relieve him of the care.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
rooms
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From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
said
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From this reading “I didn’t know I had a social position,” he said, “and if I have, I haven’t the smallest idea what it is.
selected
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From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
smallest
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From this reading “I didn’t know I had a social position,” he said, “and if I have, I haven’t the smallest idea what it is.
social
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From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
some
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From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
taken
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From this reading When Newman learned that his social position was to be taken into account, he professed himself utterly incompetent, and begged Tristram to relieve him of the care.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Newman learned that his social position was to be taken into account, he professed himself utterly incompetent, and begged Tristram to relieve him of the care.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Isn’t a social position knowing some two or three thousand people and inviting them to dinner?
thousand
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From this reading Isn’t a social position knowing some two or three thousand people and inviting them to dinner?
three
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From this reading Isn’t a social position knowing some two or three thousand people and inviting them to dinner?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
Tom
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From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
Tristram
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From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
two
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From this reading Isn’t a social position knowing some two or three thousand people and inviting them to dinner?
up
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From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
utterly
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From this reading When Newman learned that his social position was to be taken into account, he professed himself utterly incompetent, and begged Tristram to relieve him of the care.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Newman gave up Damascus and Bagdad and returned to Paris before the autumn was over.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Newman learned that his social position was to be taken into account, he professed himself utterly incompetent, and begged Tristram to relieve him of the care.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He established himself in some rooms selected for him by Tom Tristram, in accordance with the latter’s estimate of what he called his social position.
