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abandon
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accustomed
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active
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ADDISON
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From this reading ADDISON ON HIS TRAVELS.
adventures
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From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
almost
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amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
ardent
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From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
authority
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From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The graver portion of society, on the other hand, considered it as part of the regular course of education through which every young man of position ought to pass before entering into active life.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
centuries
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companies
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considered
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country
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couriers
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The graver portion of society, on the other hand, considered it as part of the regular course of education through which every young man of position ought to pass before entering into active life.
days
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From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
diplomacy
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From this reading French was the universally recognised language of diplomacy.
education
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eighteenth
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entering
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enterprise
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From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
French
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From this reading French was the universally recognised language of diplomacy.
graver
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guide-books
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hand
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From this reading The graver portion of society, on the other hand, considered it as part of the regular course of education through which every young man of position ought to pass before entering into active life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ADDISON ON HIS TRAVELS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
inconvenient
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inns
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The graver portion of society, on the other hand, considered it as part of the regular course of education through which every young man of position ought to pass before entering into active life.
involved
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From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
language
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From this reading French was the universally recognised language of diplomacy.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The graver portion of society, on the other hand, considered it as part of the regular course of education through which every young man of position ought to pass before entering into active life.
like
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man
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met
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From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ADDISON ON HIS TRAVELS.
other
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From this reading The graver portion of society, on the other hand, considered it as part of the regular course of education through which every young man of position ought to pass before entering into active life.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The graver portion of society, on the other hand, considered it as part of the regular course of education through which every young man of position ought to pass before entering into active life.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The graver portion of society, on the other hand, considered it as part of the regular course of education through which every young man of position ought to pass before entering into active life.
pass
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portion
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position
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precaution
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From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
railway
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Random
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From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
reason
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From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
recognised
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From this reading French was the universally recognised language of diplomacy.
regarded
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regular
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road
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From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
Roderick
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From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
seventeenth
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society
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sphere
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From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
spirits
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From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
streets
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From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The graver portion of society, on the other hand, considered it as part of the regular course of education through which every young man of position ought to pass before entering into active life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
tourist
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towns
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From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
Travelling
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TRAVELS
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From this reading ADDISON ON HIS TRAVELS.
universally
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From this reading French was the universally recognised language of diplomacy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading By ardent spirits like Roderick Random it was regarded as the sphere of enterprise and fortune, and not without reason, in days when adventures were to be met with on almost every road in the country, and in the streets and inns of the towns.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Travelling in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries involved an amount of thought and precaution which would have seemed inconvenient to the tourist accustomed to abandon himself to the authority of guide-books, couriers, and railway companies.
young
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From this reading The graver portion of society, on the other hand, considered it as part of the regular course of education through which every young man of position ought to pass before entering into active life.
