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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 “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Benham went on with his discourse about Russia....
all
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From this reading Benham hardly attended at all to these interruptions.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
arrangements
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
attended
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From this reading Benham hardly attended at all to these interruptions.
Benham
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From this reading Benham went on with his discourse about Russia....
Binns
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
celibacy
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
college
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
conceived
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
discourse
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From this reading Benham went on with his discourse about Russia....
elemental
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From this reading He went on to point out the elemental quality of the Russian situation.
England
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From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
extreme
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
far
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From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
freedom
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From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
hardly
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From this reading Benham hardly attended at all to these interruptions.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went on to point out the elemental quality of the Russian situation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Benham went on with his discourse about Russia....
hotels
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
interruptions
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From this reading Benham hardly attended at all to these interruptions.
irrelevantly
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From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
kind
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
liberality
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
monster
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
more
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From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Benham went on with his discourse about Russia....
out
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From this reading He went on to point out the elemental quality of the Russian situation.
particularly
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
personal
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From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He went on to point out the elemental quality of the Russian situation.
profession
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
Prothero
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From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
quality
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From this reading He went on to point out the elemental quality of the Russian situation.
Russia
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From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
Russian
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From this reading He went on to point out the elemental quality of the Russian situation.
said
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From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
situation
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From this reading He went on to point out the elemental quality of the Russian situation.
spirit
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
tells
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
There
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From this reading “There is far more freedom for the personal life in Russia than in England,” said Prothero, a little irrelevantly.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Benham hardly attended at all to these interruptions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Benham hardly attended at all to these interruptions.
town
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
Trinity
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
Troitzka
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
unencumbered
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
University
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
various
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
walls
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From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Benham went on with his discourse about Russia....
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Benham went on with his discourse about Russia....
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “At the college of Troitzka,” said Prothero, “which I understand is a kind of monster Trinity unencumbered by a University, Binns tells me that although there is a profession of celibacy within the walls, the arrangements of the town and more particularly of the various hotels are conceived in a spirit of extreme liberality.”
