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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 Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
action
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From this reading Not that he thought he knew everything, but that he refused to base action on what he regarded as unknown.
agnostic
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From this reading Devonham was agnostic, because reason ruled his life.
all
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
assistant
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
base
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From this reading Not that he thought he knew everything, but that he refused to base action on what he regarded as unknown.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Speculative, within limits, he might be, but he belonged not to the unstable.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Devonham was agnostic, because reason ruled his life.
belonged
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From this reading Speculative, within limits, he might be, but he belonged not to the unstable.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Speculative, within limits, he might be, but he belonged not to the unstable.
colleague
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
competent
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
corrected
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
Devoid
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From this reading Devoid of imagination, he had no temptations.
Devonham
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
Edward
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Not that he thought he knew everything, but that he refused to base action on what he regarded as unknown.
experience
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
explanations
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
extravagances
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
Fillery
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
friend
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
glad
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Devoid of imagination, he had no temptations.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
imagination
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From this reading Devoid of imagination, he had no temptations.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
judgment
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
knew
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From this reading Not that he thought he knew everything, but that he refused to base action on what he regarded as unknown.
knowledge
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Devonham was agnostic, because reason ruled his life.
limits
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From this reading Speculative, within limits, he might be, but he belonged not to the unstable.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Speculative, within limits, he might be, but he belonged not to the unstable.
natural
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Devoid of imagination, he had no temptations.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Speculative, within limits, he might be, but he belonged not to the unstable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not that he thought he knew everything, but that he refused to base action on what he regarded as unknown.
Paul
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
quality
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
reason
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From this reading Devonham was agnostic, because reason ruled his life.
refused
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From this reading Not that he thought he knew everything, but that he refused to base action on what he regarded as unknown.
regarded
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From this reading Not that he thought he knew everything, but that he refused to base action on what he regarded as unknown.
ruled
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From this reading Devonham was agnostic, because reason ruled his life.
sane
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
skillful
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
Speculative
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From this reading Speculative, within limits, he might be, but he belonged not to the unstable.
temperament
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
temptations
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From this reading Devoid of imagination, he had no temptations.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Speculative, within limits, he might be, but he belonged not to the unstable.
things
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From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that he thought he knew everything, but that he refused to base action on what he regarded as unknown.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Speculative, within limits, he might be, but he belonged not to the unstable.
unknown
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From this reading Not that he thought he knew everything, but that he refused to base action on what he regarded as unknown.
unstable
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From this reading Speculative, within limits, he might be, but he belonged not to the unstable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Not that he thought he knew everything, but that he refused to base action on what he regarded as unknown.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Edward Fillery was glad that Paul Devonham, good friend and skillful colleague, was his assistant; for Devonham, competent as himself in knowledge and experience, found explanations for all things, and had in his natural temperament a quality of sane judgment which corrected extravagances.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Speculative, within limits, he might be, but he belonged not to the unstable.
