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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 Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
academic
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From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As to his talk" -- I quote again from Mr. Somerset -- "he was a spendthrift.
all
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From this reading To all who knew him, the man himself was at least as important as his work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
appeared
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To all who knew him, the man himself was at least as important as his work.
brilliant
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From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
Brooke
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From this reading Brooke occupied himself mainly with writing.
Brown
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
Cambridge
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
characterized
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
competitor
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From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
E
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
English
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "As to his talk" -- I quote again from Mr. Somerset -- "he was a spendthrift.
Gazette
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
Gownsman
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
happy
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "As to his talk" -- I quote again from Mr. Somerset -- "he was a spendthrift.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Brooke occupied himself mainly with writing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To all who knew him, the man himself was at least as important as his work.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As to his talk" -- I quote again from Mr. Somerset -- "he was a spendthrift.
important
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From this reading To all who knew him, the man himself was at least as important as his work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
infused
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From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
knew
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From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To all who knew him, the man himself was at least as important as his work.
mainly
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From this reading Brooke occupied himself mainly with writing.
man
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From this reading To all who knew him, the man himself was at least as important as his work.
Manx
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
Mr
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From this reading "As to his talk" -- I quote again from Mr. Somerset -- "he was a spendthrift.
Nation
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
occupied
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From this reading Brooke occupied himself mainly with writing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
Page
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From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
Poems
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
poet
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
Problem
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From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
purely
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From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
quote
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From this reading "As to his talk" -- I quote again from Mr. Somerset -- "he was a spendthrift.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
Review
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
Saturday
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From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
Somerset
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From this reading "As to his talk" -- I quote again from Mr. Somerset -- "he was a spendthrift.
spendthrift
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From this reading "As to his talk" -- I quote again from Mr. Somerset -- "he was a spendthrift.
spirit
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From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
spontaneity
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
Students
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From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
T
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
talk
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From this reading "As to his talk" -- I quote again from Mr. Somerset -- "he was a spendthrift.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To all who knew him, the man himself was at least as important as his work.
very
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From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To all who knew him, the man himself was at least as important as his work.
Westminster
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brooke occupied himself mainly with writing.
work
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From this reading Poems, remarkable for a happy spontaneity such as characterized the work of T. E. Brown, the Manx poet, appeared in the 'Gownsman', the 'Cambridge Review', the 'Nation', the 'English Review', and the 'Westminster Gazette'.
writing
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From this reading Brooke occupied himself mainly with writing.
youth
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From this reading Students of the "Problem Page" in the 'Saturday Westminster' knew him as a brilliant competitor who infused the purely academic with the very spirit of youth.
