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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 I can conceive, myself, flaws of a moral kind being found in the very original conception you have described to me.
adventures
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From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
allow
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From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I can conceive, myself, flaws of a moral kind being found in the very original conception you have described to me.
Burton
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From this reading Mr. Burton helped himself, very frankly, to some more whiskey.
business
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From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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compliment
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conceive
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conception
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dear
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described
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dishonest
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From this reading I can imagine the Puritan shrinking in dismay from your scheme, pronouncing it unscrupulous, nay, dishonest."
dismay
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From this reading I can imagine the Puritan shrinking in dismay from your scheme, pronouncing it unscrupulous, nay, dishonest."
Dyson
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From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
exceedingly
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exception
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From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
flaws
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forgive
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From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can conceive, myself, flaws of a moral kind being found in the very original conception you have described to me.
frankly
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From this reading Mr. Burton helped himself, very frankly, to some more whiskey.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I can imagine the Puritan shrinking in dismay from your scheme, pronouncing it unscrupulous, nay, dishonest."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
helped
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From this reading Mr. Burton helped himself, very frankly, to some more whiskey.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Burton helped himself, very frankly, to some more whiskey.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can conceive, myself, flaws of a moral kind being found in the very original conception you have described to me.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I can imagine the Puritan shrinking in dismay from your scheme, pronouncing it unscrupulous, nay, dishonest."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I can conceive, myself, flaws of a moral kind being found in the very original conception you have described to me.
interested
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From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can imagine the Puritan shrinking in dismay from your scheme, pronouncing it unscrupulous, nay, dishonest."
just
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kind
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From this reading I can conceive, myself, flaws of a moral kind being found in the very original conception you have described to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
methods
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From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
moral
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morality
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more
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Mr
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I can conceive, myself, flaws of a moral kind being found in the very original conception you have described to me.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading I can imagine the Puritan shrinking in dismay from your scheme, pronouncing it unscrupulous, nay, dishonest."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
now
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From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
original
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own
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persons
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pronouncing
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From this reading I can imagine the Puritan shrinking in dismay from your scheme, pronouncing it unscrupulous, nay, dishonest."
Puritan
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said
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From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
scheme
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shrinking
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sir
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some
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From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
style
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From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
unscrupulous
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From this reading I can imagine the Puritan shrinking in dismay from your scheme, pronouncing it unscrupulous, nay, dishonest."
used
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From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
very
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From this reading I can conceive, myself, flaws of a moral kind being found in the very original conception you have described to me.
whiskey
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From this reading Mr. Burton helped himself, very frankly, to some more whiskey.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
word
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From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But, forgive me, you just now used the word morality; would not some persons take exception to your own methods of business?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear sir," said Dyson, "you will allow me to compliment you on your style; your adventures have interested me exceedingly.
