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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 He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Randal Bellamy at fifty was the most successful patent lawyer of his day.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
begun
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From this reading His friendship with Theophilus Caldegard, begun at Cambridge, had lasted and grown stronger with the years.
Bellamy
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From this reading Randal Bellamy at fifty was the most successful patent lawyer of his day.
biology
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From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
Caldegard
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From this reading His friendship with Theophilus Caldegard, begun at Cambridge, had lasted and grown stronger with the years.
Cambridge
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chemistry
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From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
COFFEE
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From this reading COFFEE.
country
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
day
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From this reading Randal Bellamy at fifty was the most successful patent lawyer of his day.
distinction
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
enjoyed
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
fifty
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From this reading Randal Bellamy at fifty was the most successful patent lawyer of his day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
forty
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
friendship
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From this reading His friendship with Theophilus Caldegard, begun at Cambridge, had lasted and grown stronger with the years.
grown
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From this reading His friendship with Theophilus Caldegard, begun at Cambridge, had lasted and grown stronger with the years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Randal Bellamy at fifty was the most successful patent lawyer of his day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
individual
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From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
knowledge
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From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
largest
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
lasted
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From this reading His friendship with Theophilus Caldegard, begun at Cambridge, had lasted and grown stronger with the years.
lawyer
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From this reading Randal Bellamy at fifty was the most successful patent lawyer of his day.
less
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From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
man's
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From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
many
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
most
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From this reading Randal Bellamy at fifty was the most successful patent lawyer of his day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Randal Bellamy at fifty was the most successful patent lawyer of his day.
often
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From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
only
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
own
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
patent
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From this reading Randal Bellamy at fifty was the most successful patent lawyer of his day.
physics
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From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
practice
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
precise
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Randal
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From this reading Randal Bellamy at fifty was the most successful patent lawyer of his day.
silk
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
specialist
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From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
stronger
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From this reading His friendship with Theophilus Caldegard, begun at Cambridge, had lasted and grown stronger with the years.
successful
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From this reading Randal Bellamy at fifty was the most successful patent lawyer of his day.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
taken
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Randal Bellamy at fifty was the most successful patent lawyer of his day.
Theophilus
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From this reading His friendship with Theophilus Caldegard, begun at Cambridge, had lasted and grown stronger with the years.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
unrivalled
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
unsurpassed
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Randal Bellamy at fifty was the most successful patent lawyer of his day.
wider
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From this reading Such a man's knowledge in physics, chemistry and biology, though less precise, is often wider than that of the individual specialist.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His friendship with Theophilus Caldegard, begun at Cambridge, had lasted and grown stronger with the years.
world
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
years
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From this reading He had taken silk before he was forty, and for many years had enjoyed, not only the largest practice, but a distinction unrivalled in his own country and unsurpassed in the world.
