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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 They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
actually
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From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
adventurer
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From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
artless
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From this reading There were quite a number of young couples like ourselves, a little younger and more artless, or a little older and more established.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
bare
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From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
Cambridge
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candidate
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From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
circles
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class
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From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
considerable
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From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
couldn't
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From this reading They couldn't quite reckon upon what I should do; they felt I had reserves of experience and incalculable traditions.
couples
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From this reading There were quite a number of young couples like ourselves, a little younger and more artless, or a little older and more established.
distinction
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From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They couldn't quite reckon upon what I should do; they felt I had reserves of experience and incalculable traditions.
established
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From this reading There were quite a number of young couples like ourselves, a little younger and more artless, or a little older and more established.
experience
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From this reading They couldn't quite reckon upon what I should do; they felt I had reserves of experience and incalculable traditions.
felt
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From this reading They couldn't quite reckon upon what I should do; they felt I had reserves of experience and incalculable traditions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
hard
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From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
house
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From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
incalculable
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From this reading They couldn't quite reckon upon what I should do; they felt I had reserves of experience and incalculable traditions.
independence
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From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
instead
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From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
kept
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From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
like
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From this reading There were quite a number of young couples like ourselves, a little younger and more artless, or a little older and more established.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were quite a number of young couples like ourselves, a little younger and more artless, or a little older and more established.
married
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men
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From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
more
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From this reading There were quite a number of young couples like ourselves, a little younger and more artless, or a little older and more established.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
naturally
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From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
number
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From this reading There were quite a number of young couples like ourselves, a little younger and more artless, or a little older and more established.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
old
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From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
older
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From this reading There were quite a number of young couples like ourselves, a little younger and more artless, or a little older and more established.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
Parliamentary
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From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
people
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From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
placed
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From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
political
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From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
possessed
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From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
put
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From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were quite a number of young couples like ourselves, a little younger and more artless, or a little older and more established.
ranged
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From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
reckon
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From this reading They couldn't quite reckon upon what I should do; they felt I had reserves of experience and incalculable traditions.
reputation
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From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
reserves
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From this reading They couldn't quite reckon upon what I should do; they felt I had reserves of experience and incalculable traditions.
roughly
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From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They couldn't quite reckon upon what I should do; they felt I had reserves of experience and incalculable traditions.
sister
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From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
sort
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From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
There
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From this reading There were quite a number of young couples like ourselves, a little younger and more artless, or a little older and more established.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
traditions
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From this reading They couldn't quite reckon upon what I should do; they felt I had reserves of experience and incalculable traditions.
unlike
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From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They couldn't quite reckon upon what I should do; they felt I had reserves of experience and incalculable traditions.
very
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From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
way
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From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
wealth
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From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They couldn't quite reckon upon what I should do; they felt I had reserves of experience and incalculable traditions.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
Willersley
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From this reading They ranged between very considerable wealth and such a hard, bare independence as old Willersley and the sister who kept house for him possessed.
won
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From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
world
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From this reading The people we found ourselves among at this time were people, to put it roughly, of the Parliamentary candidate class, or people already actually placed in the political world.
writing
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From this reading Among the younger men I had a sort of distinction because of my Cambridge reputation and my writing, and because, unlike them, I was an adventurer and had won and married my way into their circles instead of being naturally there.
young
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From this reading There were quite a number of young couples like ourselves, a little younger and more artless, or a little older and more established.
younger
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From this reading There were quite a number of young couples like ourselves, a little younger and more artless, or a little older and more established.
