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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 honoured me with his esteem, and, as the days elapsed, with a large portion of his confidence.
almost
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He honoured me with his esteem, and, as the days elapsed, with a large portion of his confidence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Ruck distinguished me, as the French say.
bored
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
business
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From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
cheerful
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
common
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He honoured me with his esteem, and, as the days elapsed, with a large portion of his confidence.
conversation
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
country
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
day
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From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
days
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From this reading He honoured me with his esteem, and, as the days elapsed, with a large portion of his confidence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
dirge
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
distinguished
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From this reading Mr. Ruck distinguished me, as the French say.
elapsed
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From this reading He honoured me with his esteem, and, as the days elapsed, with a large portion of his confidence.
esteem
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From this reading He honoured me with his esteem, and, as the days elapsed, with a large portion of his confidence.
exclusively
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There’s not the same spring—there’s not the same hopeful feeling.
financial
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
French
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From this reading Mr. Ruck distinguished me, as the French say.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He honoured me with his esteem, and, as the days elapsed, with a large portion of his confidence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He honoured me with his esteem, and, as the days elapsed, with a large portion of his confidence.
honoured
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From this reading He honoured me with his esteem, and, as the days elapsed, with a large portion of his confidence.
hopeful
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From this reading “There’s not the same spring—there’s not the same hopeful feeling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
large
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From this reading He honoured me with his esteem, and, as the days elapsed, with a large portion of his confidence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Ruck distinguished me, as the French say.
melancholy
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Ruck distinguished me, as the French say.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
occasion
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From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He honoured me with his esteem, and, as the days elapsed, with a large portion of his confidence.
once
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From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
portion
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From this reading He honoured me with his esteem, and, as the days elapsed, with a large portion of his confidence.
prostration
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
remark
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From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
Ruck
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From this reading Mr. Ruck distinguished me, as the French say.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s not the same spring—there’s not the same hopeful feeling.
say
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From this reading Mr. Ruck distinguished me, as the French say.
several
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From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
sir
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From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
spring
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From this reading “There’s not the same spring—there’s not the same hopeful feeling.
States
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From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
tending
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Ruck distinguished me, as the French say.
There's
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From this reading “There’s not the same spring—there’s not the same hopeful feeling.
times
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From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
tone
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From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
United
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From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes he bored me a little, for the tone of his conversation was not cheerful, tending as it did almost exclusively to a melancholy dirge over the financial prostration of our common country.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “No, sir, business in the United States is not what it once was,” he found occasion to remark several times a day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He honoured me with his esteem, and, as the days elapsed, with a large portion of his confidence.
