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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 Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
achieve
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From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
altogether
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From this reading Taking his career altogether we must say that he had been unfortunate.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was a baronet with a fine house and park,--and with an income hardly sufficient for the place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
baronet
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From this reading He was a baronet with a fine house and park,--and with an income hardly sufficient for the place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Taking his career altogether we must say that he had been unfortunate.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
breadth
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From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
call
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From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
career
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From this reading Taking his career altogether we must say that he had been unfortunate.
carriage
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From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
contested
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From this reading He had contested the county four times on old Whig principles, and had once been in Parliament for two years.
county
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From this reading He had contested the county four times on old Whig principles, and had once been in Parliament for two years.
deportment
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From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
eyebrow
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From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a baronet with a fine house and park,--and with an income hardly sufficient for the place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was a baronet with a fine house and park,--and with an income hardly sufficient for the place.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
four
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From this reading He had contested the county four times on old Whig principles, and had once been in Parliament for two years.
gifts
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From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
greatness
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From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Taking his career altogether we must say that he had been unfortunate.
hardly
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From this reading He was a baronet with a fine house and park,--and with an income hardly sufficient for the place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Taking his career altogether we must say that he had been unfortunate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Taking his career altogether we must say that he had been unfortunate.
house
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From this reading He was a baronet with a fine house and park,--and with an income hardly sufficient for the place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had contested the county four times on old Whig principles, and had once been in Parliament for two years.
income
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From this reading He was a baronet with a fine house and park,--and with an income hardly sufficient for the place.
LADY
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From this reading LADY WANLESS.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
men
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From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Taking his career altogether we must say that he had been unfortunate.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
old
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From this reading He had contested the county four times on old Whig principles, and had once been in Parliament for two years.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had contested the county four times on old Whig principles, and had once been in Parliament for two years.
once
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From this reading He had contested the county four times on old Whig principles, and had once been in Parliament for two years.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
park
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From this reading He was a baronet with a fine house and park,--and with an income hardly sufficient for the place.
Parliament
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From this reading He had contested the county four times on old Whig principles, and had once been in Parliament for two years.
partly
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From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
place
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From this reading He was a baronet with a fine house and park,--and with an income hardly sufficient for the place.
principles
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From this reading He had contested the county four times on old Whig principles, and had once been in Parliament for two years.
say
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From this reading Taking his career altogether we must say that he had been unfortunate.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
sufficient
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From this reading He was a baronet with a fine house and park,--and with an income hardly sufficient for the place.
tailors
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From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
Taking
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From this reading Taking his career altogether we must say that he had been unfortunate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Taking his career altogether we must say that he had been unfortunate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
times
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From this reading He had contested the county four times on old Whig principles, and had once been in Parliament for two years.
two
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From this reading He had contested the county four times on old Whig principles, and had once been in Parliament for two years.
unfortunate
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From this reading Taking his career altogether we must say that he had been unfortunate.
Walter
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From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
WANLESS
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From this reading LADY WANLESS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
Whig
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From this reading He had contested the county four times on old Whig principles, and had once been in Parliament for two years.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sir Walter Wanless was one of those great men who never do anything great, but achieve their greatness partly by their tailors, partly by a breadth of eyebrow and carriage of the body,--what we may call deportment,--and partly by the outside gifts of fortune.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a baronet with a fine house and park,--and with an income hardly sufficient for the place.
years
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From this reading He had contested the county four times on old Whig principles, and had once been in Parliament for two years.
