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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 A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
afternoon
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
all
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
analysis
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From this reading The Lad did not shine in this work of analysis.
analyzed
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From this reading Everybody talked of everybody else, and we analyzed and dissected one another with great calmness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Everybody talked of everybody else, and we analyzed and dissected one another with great calmness.
back
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
calmness
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From this reading Everybody talked of everybody else, and we analyzed and dissected one another with great calmness.
change
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
comprehending
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From this reading Our passion for comprehending invaded even our friendships.
confrères
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
cup
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Lad did not shine in this work of analysis.
dissected
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From this reading Everybody talked of everybody else, and we analyzed and dissected one another with great calmness.
else
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From this reading Everybody talked of everybody else, and we analyzed and dissected one another with great calmness.
even
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From this reading Our passion for comprehending invaded even our friendships.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody talked of everybody else, and we analyzed and dissected one another with great calmness.
expounded
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From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our passion for comprehending invaded even our friendships.
forth
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
friend
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From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
friendships
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From this reading Our passion for comprehending invaded even our friendships.
great
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From this reading Everybody talked of everybody else, and we analyzed and dissected one another with great calmness.
growth
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
ideas
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
invaded
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From this reading Our passion for comprehending invaded even our friendships.
Lad
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From this reading The Lad did not shine in this work of analysis.
longer
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From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
many
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
matters
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Lad did not shine in this work of analysis.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everybody talked of everybody else, and we analyzed and dissected one another with great calmness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everybody talked of everybody else, and we analyzed and dissected one another with great calmness.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our passion for comprehending invaded even our friendships.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
passion
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From this reading Our passion for comprehending invaded even our friendships.
proposition
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From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
read
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From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
riddle
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From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
shine
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From this reading The Lad did not shine in this work of analysis.
simply
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From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
talked
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From this reading Everybody talked of everybody else, and we analyzed and dissected one another with great calmness.
tea
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
temperaments
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Lad did not shine in this work of analysis.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
tossed
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From this reading The temperaments of our _confrères_, their growth and change in ideas,—all these matters we tossed back and forth over many a cup of afternoon tea.
understood
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From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A friend was no longer simply a friend, but a riddle to be read, a proposition to be understood and expounded.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Everybody talked of everybody else, and we analyzed and dissected one another with great calmness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everybody talked of everybody else, and we analyzed and dissected one another with great calmness.
work
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From this reading The Lad did not shine in this work of analysis.
