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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 I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The book I am about to write might aptly be called The Autobiography of a Romanticist.
accident
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From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
aim
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From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The book I am about to write might aptly be called The Autobiography of a Romanticist.
American
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From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
aptly
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From this reading The book I am about to write might aptly be called The Autobiography of a Romanticist.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
Autobiography
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From this reading The book I am about to write might aptly be called The Autobiography of a Romanticist.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
book
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From this reading The book I am about to write might aptly be called The Autobiography of a Romanticist.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
called
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From this reading The book I am about to write might aptly be called The Autobiography of a Romanticist.
choice
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From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
completely
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From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
corporation
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From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
country
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From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
desires
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From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
due
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From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
enlightened
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From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
environment
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From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
eradicate
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From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
existence
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From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
function
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From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
got
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From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
happy
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From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
Hugh
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From this reading My name is Hugh Paret.
hunting-ground
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From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
incidental
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From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My name is Hugh Paret.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
lawyer
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From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
leave
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From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
literature
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From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
means
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From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
merely
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From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The book I am about to write might aptly be called The Autobiography of a Romanticist.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name is Hugh Paret.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My name is Hugh Paret.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
other
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From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
Paret
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From this reading My name is Hugh Paret.
profession
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From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
regarding
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From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
rid
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From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
romantic
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From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
Romanticist
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From this reading The book I am about to write might aptly be called The Autobiography of a Romanticist.
seen
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From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
self-interest
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From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
sense
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From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that sense, if in no other, I have been a typical American, regarding my country as the happy hunting-ground of enlightened self-interest, as a function of my desires.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
typical
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From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
virus
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From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Whether or not I have completely got rid of this romantic virus I must leave to those the aim of whose existence is to eradicate it from our literature and our life.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I was a corporation lawyer, but by no means a typical one, the choice of my profession being merely incidental, and due, as will be seen, to the accident of environment.
write
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From this reading The book I am about to write might aptly be called The Autobiography of a Romanticist.
