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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 "True!--but may not inspiration refuse to flow from a full purse and an empty head?"
advertisements
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From this reading No newspaper refuses paying advertisements."
Amiel
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "True!--but may not inspiration refuse to flow from a full purse and an empty head?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "True!--but may not inspiration refuse to flow from a full purse and an empty head?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You see, with money I can force my name into notice whether the public like it or not.
care
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
career
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
Certainly
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From this reading "Certainly I shall"--I replied--"if only for the fun of the thing.
choicest
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
cigars
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
close
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
cognac
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
continue
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
empty
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From this reading "True!--but may not inspiration refuse to flow from a full purse and an empty head?"
flow
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From this reading "True!--but may not inspiration refuse to flow from a full purse and an empty head?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Certainly I shall"--I replied--"if only for the fun of the thing.
force
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From this reading You see, with money I can force my name into notice whether the public like it or not.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "True!--but may not inspiration refuse to flow from a full purse and an empty head?"
full
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From this reading "True!--but may not inspiration refuse to flow from a full purse and an empty head?"
fun
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From this reading "Certainly I shall"--I replied--"if only for the fun of the thing.
go
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
head
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From this reading "True!--but may not inspiration refuse to flow from a full purse and an empty head?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Certainly I shall"--I replied--"if only for the fun of the thing.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Certainly I shall"--I replied--"if only for the fun of the thing.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
inspiration
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From this reading "True!--but may not inspiration refuse to flow from a full purse and an empty head?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You see, with money I can force my name into notice whether the public like it or not.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
like
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From this reading You see, with money I can force my name into notice whether the public like it or not.
literary
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "True!--but may not inspiration refuse to flow from a full purse and an empty head?"
money
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From this reading You see, with money I can force my name into notice whether the public like it or not.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You see, with money I can force my name into notice whether the public like it or not.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, with money I can force my name into notice whether the public like it or not.
newspaper
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From this reading No newspaper refuses paying advertisements."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No newspaper refuses paying advertisements."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You see, with money I can force my name into notice whether the public like it or not.
notice
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From this reading You see, with money I can force my name into notice whether the public like it or not.
now
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
only
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From this reading "Certainly I shall"--I replied--"if only for the fun of the thing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You see, with money I can force my name into notice whether the public like it or not.
paying
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From this reading No newspaper refuses paying advertisements."
public
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From this reading You see, with money I can force my name into notice whether the public like it or not.
purse
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From this reading "True!--but may not inspiration refuse to flow from a full purse and an empty head?"
refuse
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From this reading "True!--but may not inspiration refuse to flow from a full purse and an empty head?"
refuses
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From this reading No newspaper refuses paying advertisements."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Certainly I shall"--I replied--"if only for the fun of the thing.
respectfully
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
see
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From this reading You see, with money I can force my name into notice whether the public like it or not.
set
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Certainly I shall"--I replied--"if only for the fun of the thing.
supper
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Certainly I shall"--I replied--"if only for the fun of the thing.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
True
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From this reading "True!--but may not inspiration refuse to flow from a full purse and an empty head?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading You see, with money I can force my name into notice whether the public like it or not.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
withdrew
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From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you continue your literary career now you have this little fortune left you?" he inquired, when at the close of supper Amiel set the choicest cognac and cigars before us, and respectfully withdrew--"Do you think you will care to go on with it?"
