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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 Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
accomplished
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From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
actions
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From this reading The worth of such actions is not a thing to be decided in a quaver of sensibility or a flush of righteous commonsense.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And besides, I demur to the opinion.
any
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From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
ballads
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From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And besides, I demur to the opinion.
commonsense
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From this reading The worth of such actions is not a thing to be decided in a quaver of sensibility or a flush of righteous commonsense.
compared
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From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
considered
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From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
country
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From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
coveted
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From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
day
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From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
decided
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From this reading The worth of such actions is not a thing to be decided in a quaver of sensibility or a flush of righteous commonsense.
demur
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From this reading And besides, I demur to the opinion.
difficulty
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From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
example
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From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
flush
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From this reading The worth of such actions is not a thing to be decided in a quaver of sensibility or a flush of righteous commonsense.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
Greenville
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From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
Greenvilles
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From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The worth of such actions is not a thing to be decided in a quaver of sensibility or a flush of righteous commonsense.
inclined
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From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The worth of such actions is not a thing to be decided in a quaver of sensibility or a flush of righteous commonsense.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
man
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From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
matter
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From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
opinion
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From this reading And besides, I demur to the opinion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The worth of such actions is not a thing to be decided in a quaver of sensibility or a flush of righteous commonsense.
other
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From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
pestilent
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From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
practical
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From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
put
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From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
quaver
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From this reading The worth of such actions is not a thing to be decided in a quaver of sensibility or a flush of righteous commonsense.
Richard
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From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
righteous
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From this reading The worth of such actions is not a thing to be decided in a quaver of sensibility or a flush of righteous commonsense.
said
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From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
sensibility
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From this reading The worth of such actions is not a thing to be decided in a quaver of sensibility or a flush of righteous commonsense.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
small
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From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
Some
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From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
story
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From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The worth of such actions is not a thing to be decided in a quaver of sensibility or a flush of righteous commonsense.
superfluity
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From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The worth of such actions is not a thing to be decided in a quaver of sensibility or a flush of righteous commonsense.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some one said to me the other day that they considered this story to be of a pestilent example.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I am not inclined to imagine we shall ever be put into any practical difficulty from a superfluity of Greenvilles.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
wished
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From this reading The man who wished to make the ballads of his country, coveted a small matter compared to what Richard Greenville accomplished.
worth
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From this reading The worth of such actions is not a thing to be decided in a quaver of sensibility or a flush of righteous commonsense.
