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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 I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
account
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From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
anecdotes
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From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
any
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From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
break
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
breaking
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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called
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career
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conclusion
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constitutions
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From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
disordered
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From this reading I have gout, rheumatism, gravel, and a disordered liver.
effects
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From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
entertain
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From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
fill
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finest
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From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
forms
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From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
free-living
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From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
gamester
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give
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
going
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From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
gout
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From this reading I have gout, rheumatism, gravel, and a disordered liver.
gravel
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From this reading I have gout, rheumatism, gravel, and a disordered liver.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have gout, rheumatism, gravel, and a disordered liver.
how
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From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
hundred
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
illness
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From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
intolerable
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
kind
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knows
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
liver
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From this reading I have gout, rheumatism, gravel, and a disordered liver.
man
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From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
military
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minded
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more
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From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
now
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
out
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
pain
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
professional
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From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
rate
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readers
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recital
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rheumatism
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From this reading I have gout, rheumatism, gravel, and a disordered liver.
saw
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From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
signs
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
soon
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stop
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strongest
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From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
tales
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From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
then
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
three
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
two
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
up
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
volumes
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am not going to entertain my readers with an account of my professional career as a gamester, any more than I did with anecdotes of my life as a military man.
world
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From this reading Such are the effects of time, illness, and free-living, upon one of the strongest constitutions and finest forms the world ever saw.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I might fill volumes with tales of this kind were I so minded; but at this rate, my recital would not be brought to a conclusion for years, and who knows how soon I may be called upon to stop?
wounds
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From this reading I have two or three wounds in my body, which break out every now and then, and give me intolerable pain, and a hundred more signs of breaking up.
years
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