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5
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From this reading To Mr. Isaac[5] he owes an easy slide in his bow, and a graceful manner of coming into a room.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
absurdities
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all
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From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
any
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From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
behaviour
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
bow
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From this reading To Mr. Isaac[5] he owes an easy slide in his bow, and a graceful manner of coming into a room.
breathing
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From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
bred
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From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
civilest
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From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
coming
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From this reading To Mr. Isaac[5] he owes an easy slide in his bow, and a graceful manner of coming into a room.
complaisance
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Court
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From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
critics
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
defective
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
drawing-room
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From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
easily
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easy
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From this reading To Mr. Isaac[5] he owes an easy slide in his bow, and a graceful manner of coming into a room.
evident
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From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
excuse
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
Fashion
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From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
graceful
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From this reading To Mr. Isaac[5] he owes an easy slide in his bow, and a graceful manner of coming into a room.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
ill
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From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
infinitely
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
intention
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From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To Mr. Isaac[5] he owes an easy slide in his bow, and a graceful manner of coming into a room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
Isaac
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From this reading To Mr. Isaac[5] he owes an easy slide in his bow, and a graceful manner of coming into a room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
James's
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From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
judgment
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From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
man
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From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
manner
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From this reading To Mr. Isaac[5] he owes an easy slide in his bow, and a graceful manner of coming into a room.
material
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
met
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misapplication
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From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
more
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
most
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
Mr
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From this reading To Mr. Isaac[5] he owes an easy slide in his bow, and a graceful manner of coming into a room.
near
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From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
Ned
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From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
occasions
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From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
other
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
owes
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From this reading To Mr. Isaac[5] he owes an easy slide in his bow, and a graceful manner of coming into a room.
parts
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
proceeded
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professed
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
punctilios
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From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
refined
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
room
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From this reading To Mr. Isaac[5] he owes an easy slide in his bow, and a graceful manner of coming into a room.
rules
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From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
says
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From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
slide
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From this reading To Mr. Isaac[5] he owes an easy slide in his bow, and a graceful manner of coming into a room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
softest
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From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
St
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From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
study
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From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
things
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From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
tittle
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From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
understands
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From this reading Ned Fashion has been bred all his life about Court, and understands to a tittle all the punctilios of a drawing-room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
visit
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From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
visits
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From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
women
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From this reading He visits most of the fine women near St. James's, and upon all occasions says the civilest and softest things to them of any man breathing.
wrong
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From this reading It is evident that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication of the rules of it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I cannot so easily excuse the more refined critics upon behaviour, who having professed no other study, are yet infinitely defective in the most material parts of it.
