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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 There was a shade of condescension, of unconscious patronage, in the feeling; but it was thoroughly sincere.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
any
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
brains
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a shade of condescension, of unconscious patronage, in the feeling; but it was thoroughly sincere.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
condescension
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From this reading There was a shade of condescension, of unconscious patronage, in the feeling; but it was thoroughly sincere.
consoler
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
conventional
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
courts
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
development
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
distinctly
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
down
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
Edgar
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From this reading He liked Edgar Turchill with an honest liking.
family
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
father
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a shade of condescension, of unconscious patronage, in the feeling; but it was thoroughly sincere.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘NOT FOR YOUR LINAGE, NE FOR YOUR RICHESSE.’
force
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
front
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
Gerald
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
Goring
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He liked Edgar Turchill with an honest liking.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading He liked Edgar Turchill with an honest liking.
hour
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a shade of condescension, of unconscious patronage, in the feeling; but it was thoroughly sincere.
intellectual
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a shade of condescension, of unconscious patronage, in the feeling; but it was thoroughly sincere.
kind
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
level
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
liked
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From this reading He liked Edgar Turchill with an honest liking.
liking
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From this reading He liked Edgar Turchill with an honest liking.
LINAGE
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From this reading ‘NOT FOR YOUR LINAGE, NE FOR YOUR RICHESSE.’
lower
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
man
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
men
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
mother
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
NE
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From this reading ‘NOT FOR YOUR LINAGE, NE FOR YOUR RICHESSE.’
nearly
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘NOT FOR YOUR LINAGE, NE FOR YOUR RICHESSE.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
palaces
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
patronage
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From this reading There was a shade of condescension, of unconscious patronage, in the feeling; but it was thoroughly sincere.
playing
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
race
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
ranks
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
reared
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
RICHESSE
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From this reading ‘NOT FOR YOUR LINAGE, NE FOR YOUR RICHESSE.’
Saxon
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
shade
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From this reading There was a shade of condescension, of unconscious patronage, in the feeling; but it was thoroughly sincere.
sheer
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
sincere
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From this reading There was a shade of condescension, of unconscious patronage, in the feeling; but it was thoroughly sincere.
squire
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
There
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From this reading There was a shade of condescension, of unconscious patronage, in the feeling; but it was thoroughly sincere.
thoroughly
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From this reading There was a shade of condescension, of unconscious patronage, in the feeling; but it was thoroughly sincere.
thrust
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
training
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
Turchill
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From this reading He liked Edgar Turchill with an honest liking.
two
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
unaccustomed
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
unaided
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From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
unconscious
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From this reading There was a shade of condescension, of unconscious patronage, in the feeling; but it was thoroughly sincere.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
up
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
walked
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
walnut-trees
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a shade of condescension, of unconscious patronage, in the feeling; but it was thoroughly sincere.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Saxon squire was of course distinctly on a lower intellectual level than the man of mixed race—the man whose father had thrust himself into the front ranks of life by the sheer force of will and brains, unaided by conventional training of any kind; whose mother had been the last development of a family reared in courts and palaces.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He liked Edgar Turchill with an honest liking.
young
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From this reading The two young men walked up and down under the walnut-trees for nearly an hour, Gerald Goring playing the unaccustomed part of consoler.
YOURdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘NOT FOR YOUR LINAGE, NE FOR YOUR RICHESSE.’
