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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 To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
applied
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From this reading To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Was I not a countryman and as rustic-minded as they?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing can be more charming than the unconscious generosity of simple folk.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
book
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nothing can be more charming than the unconscious generosity of simple folk.
charming
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From this reading Nothing can be more charming than the unconscious generosity of simple folk.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
community
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
cool
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From this reading To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
counties
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
countryman
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From this reading Was I not a countryman and as rustic-minded as they?
credit
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
critic
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
crossed
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
cunning
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
cut
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From this reading To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
family
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From this reading To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
folk
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From this reading Nothing can be more charming than the unconscious generosity of simple folk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
gathers
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
generosity
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From this reading Nothing can be more charming than the unconscious generosity of simple folk.
graciousness
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From this reading Into this household I was received with open-handed graciousness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
household
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From this reading Into this household I was received with open-handed graciousness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Into this household I was received with open-handed graciousness.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into this household I was received with open-handed graciousness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
knowledge
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
line
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
lines
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
man
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
many
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
more
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From this reading Nothing can be more charming than the unconscious generosity of simple folk.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Was I not a countryman and as rustic-minded as they?
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing can be more charming than the unconscious generosity of simple folk.
observed
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing can be more charming than the unconscious generosity of simple folk.
open-handed
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From this reading Into this household I was received with open-handed graciousness.
own
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From this reading To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
people
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
proper
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
read
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
reads
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
received
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From this reading Into this household I was received with open-handed graciousness.
rustic-minded
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From this reading Was I not a countryman and as rustic-minded as they?
several
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
simple
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From this reading Nothing can be more charming than the unconscious generosity of simple folk.
simply
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
smile
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From this reading To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
state
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
surely
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing can be more charming than the unconscious generosity of simple folk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing can be more charming than the unconscious generosity of simple folk.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was I not a countryman and as rustic-minded as they?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Into this household I was received with open-handed graciousness.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
Traveling
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
unconscious
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From this reading Nothing can be more charming than the unconscious generosity of simple folk.
unquestionably
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From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
vanity
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From this reading To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Into this household I was received with open-handed graciousness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But I had come from another community, had crossed a state line and the lines of several counties, and besides I took to myself the credit of having read many a cunning book, and therefore these people were surely more simple than I. Traveling unquestionably gathers knowledge, but the man who reads has ever a feeling that he is the proper critic of the man who has simply observed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Into this household I was received with open-handed graciousness.
word
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From this reading To this family I applied the word simple and cut myself with a cool smile at my own vanity.
