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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 He was a good young man, rather commonplace in intellect, but of a blameless life and an unsuspicious, happy temperament.
admirers
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From this reading _SCOTT IS LONELY._ Bravery Reginald Scott, of Merton, was one of Gobion's chief admirers.
adoring
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
always
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
ambled
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was a good young man, rather commonplace in intellect, but of a blameless life and an unsuspicious, happy temperament.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
best
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
blameless
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From this reading He was a good young man, rather commonplace in intellect, but of a blameless life and an unsuspicious, happy temperament.
Bravery
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From this reading _SCOTT IS LONELY._ Bravery Reginald Scott, of Merton, was one of Gobion's chief admirers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
certainly
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From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
chief
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From this reading _SCOTT IS LONELY._ Bravery Reginald Scott, of Merton, was one of Gobion's chief admirers.
clever
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From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
commonplace
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From this reading He was a good young man, rather commonplace in intellect, but of a blameless life and an unsuspicious, happy temperament.
crust
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From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
cynicism
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From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
down
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From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
drank
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From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
easily
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
emotion
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
enjoying
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
especially
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
family
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
father
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
felt
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From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
friend's
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From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
Gobion
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From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
Gobion's
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From this reading _SCOTT IS LONELY._ Bravery Reginald Scott, of Merton, was one of Gobion's chief admirers.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
got
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From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
happy
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From this reading He was a good young man, rather commonplace in intellect, but of a blameless life and an unsuspicious, happy temperament.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
immorality
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From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a good young man, rather commonplace in intellect, but of a blameless life and an unsuspicious, happy temperament.
intellect
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From this reading He was a good young man, rather commonplace in intellect, but of a blameless life and an unsuspicious, happy temperament.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _SCOTT IS LONELY._ Bravery Reginald Scott, of Merton, was one of Gobion's chief admirers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
knew
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From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a good young man, rather commonplace in intellect, but of a blameless life and an unsuspicious, happy temperament.
LONELY
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From this reading _SCOTT IS LONELY._ Bravery Reginald Scott, of Merton, was one of Gobion's chief admirers.
man
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From this reading He was a good young man, rather commonplace in intellect, but of a blameless life and an unsuspicious, happy temperament.
many
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From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
Merton
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From this reading _SCOTT IS LONELY._ Bravery Reginald Scott, of Merton, was one of Gobion's chief admirers.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
misadventure
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From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
more
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From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
occasionally
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From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _SCOTT IS LONELY._ Bravery Reginald Scott, of Merton, was one of Gobion's chief admirers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _SCOTT IS LONELY._ Bravery Reginald Scott, of Merton, was one of Gobion's chief admirers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
poem
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
put
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From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
rather
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From this reading He was a good young man, rather commonplace in intellect, but of a blameless life and an unsuspicious, happy temperament.
really
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From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
Reginald
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From this reading _SCOTT IS LONELY._ Bravery Reginald Scott, of Merton, was one of Gobion's chief admirers.
SCOTT
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From this reading _SCOTT IS LONELY._ Bravery Reginald Scott, of Merton, was one of Gobion's chief admirers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
sunset
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
surface
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From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
temperament
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From this reading He was a good young man, rather commonplace in intellect, but of a blameless life and an unsuspicious, happy temperament.
terms
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He certainly knew that Gobion occasionally drank more than was good for him, but he put it down to misadventure more than taste.
traducers
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From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
unsuspicious
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From this reading He was a good young man, rather commonplace in intellect, but of a blameless life and an unsuspicious, happy temperament.
up
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _SCOTT IS LONELY._ Bravery Reginald Scott, of Merton, was one of Gobion's chief admirers.
wealthy
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He thought that no one was so clever or so good, and felt sure that his friend's traducers--and they were many--had never really got down below the crust of cynicism and surface immorality of mind as he had done.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
worked
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From this reading A man who had always been on the best of terms with an adoring family and a wealthy father, he ambled easily through life, enjoying everything, and being especially happy when he was worked up into an emotion by a poem or sunset.
young
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From this reading He was a good young man, rather commonplace in intellect, but of a blameless life and an unsuspicious, happy temperament.
