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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 In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
able
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
actually
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From this reading The task which he actually chose was not calculated to promote his happiness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
any
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
calculated
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From this reading The task which he actually chose was not calculated to promote his happiness.
chose
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From this reading The task which he actually chose was not calculated to promote his happiness.
commentator
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From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
compensation
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From this reading He was not without compensation.
devote
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
drudgery
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
DUNCES
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From this reading THE WAR WITH THE DUNCES.
Dunciad
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From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
felt
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
forty
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
happiness
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From this reading The task which he actually chose was not calculated to promote his happiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not without compensation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
independent
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
laments
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From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
latter
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not without compensation.
Odyssey
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From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
once
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
please
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
Pope
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From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
position
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
promote
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From this reading The task which he actually chose was not calculated to promote his happiness.
published
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From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
side
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
soon
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From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
spent
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From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
talents
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
task
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
ten
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From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAR WITH THE DUNCES.
thoroughly
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From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
translator
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From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
WAR
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From this reading THE WAR WITH THE DUNCES.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not without compensation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The drudgery--for the latter part of his task must have been felt as drudgery--once over, he found himself in a thoroughly independent position, still on the right side of forty, and able to devote his talents to any task which might please him.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WAR WITH THE DUNCES.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was not without compensation.
years
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From this reading In the Dunciad, published soon after the Odyssey, Pope laments ten years spent as a commentator and translator.
