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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 My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
Adam
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
all
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
American
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From this reading The ground of this ill-suppressed mirth (as well as I could make out) was simply the fact that I was an American.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The ground of this ill-suppressed mirth (as well as I could make out) was simply the fact that I was an American.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ground of this ill-suppressed mirth (as well as I could make out) was simply the fact that I was an American.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well,” he would say, drawing out the word to infinity, “and I suppose now in your country, things will be so and so.”
caused
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
cent
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The ground of this ill-suppressed mirth (as well as I could make out) was simply the fact that I was an American.
country
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From this reading “Well,” he would say, drawing out the word to infinity, “and I suppose now in your country, things will be so and so.”
cousins
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From this reading And the whole group of my cousins would titter joyously.
drawing
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From this reading “Well,” he would say, drawing out the word to infinity, “and I suppose now in your country, things will be so and so.”
Edinburgh
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
entertainment
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
fact
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From this reading The ground of this ill-suppressed mirth (as well as I could make out) was simply the fact that I was an American.
family
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
fed
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
fitting
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
glitter
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
grocer
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
ground
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From this reading The ground of this ill-suppressed mirth (as well as I could make out) was simply the fact that I was an American.
group
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From this reading And the whole group of my cousins would titter joyously.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
ill-suppressed
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From this reading The ground of this ill-suppressed mirth (as well as I could make out) was simply the fact that I was an American.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
infinity
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From this reading “Well,” he would say, drawing out the word to infinity, “and I suppose now in your country, things will be so and so.”
ironical
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
joyously
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From this reading And the whole group of my cousins would titter joyously.
judged
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
lodged
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
Loudon
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ground of this ill-suppressed mirth (as well as I could make out) was simply the fact that I was an American.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
mirth
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From this reading The ground of this ill-suppressed mirth (as well as I could make out) was simply the fact that I was an American.
mother's
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
mouth
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
now
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From this reading “Well,” he would say, drawing out the word to infinity, “and I suppose now in your country, things will be so and so.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
out
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
Paris-ward
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
pay
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
say
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From this reading “Well,” he would say, drawing out the word to infinity, “and I suppose now in your country, things will be so and so.”
Scotch
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
simply
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From this reading The ground of this ill-suppressed mirth (as well as I could make out) was simply the fact that I was an American.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well,” he would say, drawing out the word to infinity, “and I suppose now in your country, things will be so and so.”
spectacles
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
stiff
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
sumptuously
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well,” he would say, drawing out the word to infinity, “and I suppose now in your country, things will be so and so.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ground of this ill-suppressed mirth (as well as I could make out) was simply the fact that I was an American.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
things
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From this reading “Well,” he would say, drawing out the word to infinity, “and I suppose now in your country, things will be so and so.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The ground of this ill-suppressed mirth (as well as I could make out) was simply the fact that I was an American.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
titter
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From this reading And the whole group of my cousins would titter joyously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
twitch
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
Uncle
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
very
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
visit
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
way
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
wealthy
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From this reading My mother's family was Scotch, and it was judged fitting I should pay a visit on my way Paris-ward, to my Uncle Adam Loudon, a wealthy retired grocer of Edinburgh.
well
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From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was very stiff and very ironical; he fed me well, lodged me sumptuously, and seemed to take it out of me all the time, cent per cent, in secret entertainment which caused his spectacles to glitter and his mouth to twitch.
whole
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From this reading And the whole group of my cousins would titter joyously.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Well,” he would say, drawing out the word to infinity, “and I suppose now in your country, things will be so and so.”
word
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From this reading “Well,” he would say, drawing out the word to infinity, “and I suppose now in your country, things will be so and so.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Well,” he would say, drawing out the word to infinity, “and I suppose now in your country, things will be so and so.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well,” he would say, drawing out the word to infinity, “and I suppose now in your country, things will be so and so.”
