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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have found that the best strategic jumping-off-points for the satisfying of this curiosity about the preponderating average of Life are two.
admit
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From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One--the Public-house--I have already mentioned.
always
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From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
average
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From this reading I have found that the best strategic jumping-off-points for the satisfying of this curiosity about the preponderating average of Life are two.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
best
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From this reading I have found that the best strategic jumping-off-points for the satisfying of this curiosity about the preponderating average of Life are two.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
coffee-stalls
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From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
company
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From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
conceivably
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From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
constraint
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From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
curiosity
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From this reading I have found that the best strategic jumping-off-points for the satisfying of this curiosity about the preponderating average of Life are two.
day
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
dine
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From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
don't
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
draw
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From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
eager
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
end
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From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
extremes
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From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
familiarly
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From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
few
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have found that the best strategic jumping-off-points for the satisfying of this curiosity about the preponderating average of Life are two.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have found that the best strategic jumping-off-points for the satisfying of this curiosity about the preponderating average of Life are two.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
grades
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From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have found that the best strategic jumping-off-points for the satisfying of this curiosity about the preponderating average of Life are two.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
indifferently
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From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
jumping-off-points
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From this reading I have found that the best strategic jumping-off-points for the satisfying of this curiosity about the preponderating average of Life are two.
less
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From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
limits
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
line
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From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
mentioned
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From this reading One--the Public-house--I have already mentioned.
more
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From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
occasion
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
other
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From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
passionate
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
people
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
places
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
preponderating
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From this reading I have found that the best strategic jumping-off-points for the satisfying of this curiosity about the preponderating average of Life are two.
PUBLIC-HOUSE
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
satisfying
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From this reading I have found that the best strategic jumping-off-points for the satisfying of this curiosity about the preponderating average of Life are two.
say
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From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
scale
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From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
strategic
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From this reading I have found that the best strategic jumping-off-points for the satisfying of this curiosity about the preponderating average of Life are two.
student
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
sup
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From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
talk
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
there
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have found that the best strategic jumping-off-points for the satisfying of this curiosity about the preponderating average of Life are two.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
two
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From this reading I have found that the best strategic jumping-off-points for the satisfying of this curiosity about the preponderating average of Life are two.
visit
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I say "within limits," since I admit that there may be grades at one end of the scale at which I draw the line, while at the other end there may conceivably be those who draw the line at me.
whole
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From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading THE MAN IN THE PUBLIC-HOUSE I As an eager and passionate student of the Life of my day there are, within limits, few places that I don't visit and few people I don't on occasion talk to.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But within these extremes, if not always familiarly, yet on the whole without constraint, I sup at coffee-stalls or dine in quite good company more or less indifferently.
