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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 Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
abnormality
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
agreed
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
all
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From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
any
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From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
average
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
Begin
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From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
boy
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From this reading There is a rich boy, and this is his and not his brothers' story.
brothers
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From this reading There is a rich boy, and this is his and not his brothers' story.
conceal
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
created
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From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
definite
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
faces
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From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
feel
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
fellow
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
find
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From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
fish
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From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
individual
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From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
man
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
misprision
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There are no types, no plurals.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is a rich boy, and this is his and not his brothers' story.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
perhaps
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
plurals
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From this reading There are no types, no plurals.
pretty
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
proclaiming
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
protestation
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
queer
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From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
queerer
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From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
reminding
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
rich
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From this reading There is a rich boy, and this is his and not his brothers' story.
some
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
story
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From this reading There is a rich boy, and this is his and not his brothers' story.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
There
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From this reading There are no types, no plurals.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is a rich boy, and this is his and not his brothers' story.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
type
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From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
types
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From this reading There are no types, no plurals.
voices
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From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
want
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From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
way
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From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That is because we are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When I hear a man proclaiming himself an "average, honest, open fellow," I feel pretty sure that he has some definite and perhaps terrible abnormality which he has agreed to conceal--and his protestation of being average and honest and open is his way of reminding himself of his misprision.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created--nothing.
