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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 Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
all
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From this reading He was not fond of exertion in any case, and it was all but hopeless in this.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
any
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From this reading He was not fond of exertion in any case, and it was all but hopeless in this.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
case
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From this reading He was not fond of exertion in any case, and it was all but hopeless in this.
character
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
class
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
defects
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
development
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From this reading He was of the latter rather than of the former development.
dissent
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
embodying
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
exaggerating
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
exertion
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
fact
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
features
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
few
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
finer
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
fond
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From this reading He was not fond of exertion in any case, and it was all but hopeless in this.
former
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From this reading He was of the latter rather than of the former development.
fully
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
given
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
halves
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was of the latter rather than of the former development.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
hopeless
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From this reading He was not fond of exertion in any case, and it was all but hopeless in this.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
income
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was not fond of exertion in any case, and it was all but hopeless in this.
joint
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
large
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
latter
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From this reading He was of the latter rather than of the former development.
living
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
moving
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
much
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
Musgrave
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
mutual
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not fond of exertion in any case, and it was all but hopeless in this.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
other
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
people
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
possesses
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
RANDOLPH
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From this reading RANDOLPH.
rather
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From this reading He was of the latter rather than of the former development.
sense
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
small
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
soured
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
species
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
squire-parson
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
tempering
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was not fond of exertion in any case, and it was all but hopeless in this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
travesty
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
two
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From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
up
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
very
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From this reading His living was small in one sense and large in another, the income being large, but the people few and very much given up to dissent, a fact which soured his character without moving him to exertion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Randolph Musgrave was a squire-parson, a class which possesses the features of two species without fully embodying either--which may be finer than either, the two halves of the joint character tempering each other--or may be a travesty of both, exaggerating their mutual defects.
