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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 LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
advantages
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From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
age
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
allowed
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From this reading He had been spoiled and indulged while young, and, as an only son, had been allowed a free rein in his extravagances.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been spoiled and indulged while young, and, as an only son, had been allowed a free rein in his extravagances.
assisted
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From this reading He was the son of a local brewer, and assisted his father in the business.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been spoiled and indulged while young, and, as an only son, had been allowed a free rein in his extravagances.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
brewer
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From this reading He was the son of a local brewer, and assisted his father in the business.
business
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From this reading He was the son of a local brewer, and assisted his father in the business.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
demands
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
difficult
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
elder
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
expensive
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
extravagances
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From this reading He had been spoiled and indulged while young, and, as an only son, had been allowed a free rein in his extravagances.
extremely
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From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
family
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
father
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From this reading He was the son of a local brewer, and assisted his father in the business.
fellow
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From this reading LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He had been spoiled and indulged while young, and, as an only son, had been allowed a free rein in his extravagances.
frequent
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
good-looking
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From this reading LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
growing
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been spoiled and indulged while young, and, as an only son, had been allowed a free rein in his extravagances.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was the son of a local brewer, and assisted his father in the business.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was the son of a local brewer, and assisted his father in the business.
indulged
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From this reading He had been spoiled and indulged while young, and, as an only son, had been allowed a free rein in his extravagances.
insinuating
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From this reading LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
KEYMER
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From this reading LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
ladies
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From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
LAUNCE
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From this reading LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
Launce's
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
local
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From this reading He was the son of a local brewer, and assisted his father in the business.
manner
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From this reading LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
many
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From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
marriageable
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From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
matter
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
meet
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
nowadays
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
only
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From this reading He had been spoiled and indulged while young, and, as an only son, had been allowed a free rein in his extravagances.
Oswyth's
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From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
own
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
plausible
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From this reading LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
popular
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From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
possessed
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From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
purse
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
rein
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From this reading He had been spoiled and indulged while young, and, as an only son, had been allowed a free rein in his extravagances.
scarcely
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From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
second
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
son
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From this reading He was the son of a local brewer, and assisted his father in the business.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading He had been spoiled and indulged while young, and, as an only son, had been allowed a free rein in his extravagances.
St
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From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
up
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had been spoiled and indulged while young, and, as an only son, had been allowed a free rein in his extravagances.
wife
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From this reading But, with a second family growing up, and an expensive wife half his own age, the elder Keymer found it a difficult matter nowadays to meet Launce’s frequent demands on his purse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being possessed of so many advantages, it was scarcely to be wondered at that he was extremely popular among the marriageable young ladies of St. Oswyth’s and its neighbourhood.
young
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From this reading LAUNCE KEYMER Launce Keymer was a good-looking young fellow, with an insinuating manner and a plausible tongue.
