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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 Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were others, indeed, who knew him well, who would have declared him to be perfect in both respects, and others again who thought him in both respects to be very bad.
AmidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amidst these great diversities of opinion I will venture on none of my own, but will attempt to describe him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RECTOR OF DRUMBARROW AND HIS WIFE.
attempt
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From this reading Amidst these great diversities of opinion I will venture on none of my own, but will attempt to describe him.
bad
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There were others, indeed, who knew him well, who would have declared him to be perfect in both respects, and others again who thought him in both respects to be very bad.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
Clara
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
clergyman
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
Cork
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From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
county
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From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
declared
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From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
describe
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From this reading Amidst these great diversities of opinion I will venture on none of my own, but will attempt to describe him.
Desmond
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
diversities
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From this reading Amidst these great diversities of opinion I will venture on none of my own, but will attempt to describe him.
DRUMBARROW
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From this reading THE RECTOR OF DRUMBARROW AND HIS WIFE.
few
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From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
Fitzgerald
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amidst these great diversities of opinion I will venture on none of my own, but will attempt to describe him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
Herbert
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RECTOR OF DRUMBARROW AND HIS WIFE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Amidst these great diversities of opinion I will venture on none of my own, but will attempt to describe him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
indeed
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From this reading There were others, indeed, who knew him well, who would have declared him to be perfect in both respects, and others again who thought him in both respects to be very bad.
just
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From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
knew
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From this reading There were others, indeed, who knew him well, who would have declared him to be perfect in both respects, and others again who thought him in both respects to be very bad.
Lady
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
man
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Amidst these great diversities of opinion I will venture on none of my own, but will attempt to describe him.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Amidst these great diversities of opinion I will venture on none of my own, but will attempt to describe him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RECTOR OF DRUMBARROW AND HIS WIFE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Amidst these great diversities of opinion I will venture on none of my own, but will attempt to describe him.
opinion
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
others
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From this reading There were others, indeed, who knew him well, who would have declared him to be perfect in both respects, and others again who thought him in both respects to be very bad.
own
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From this reading Amidst these great diversities of opinion I will venture on none of my own, but will attempt to describe him.
perfect
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From this reading There were others, indeed, who knew him well, who would have declared him to be perfect in both respects, and others again who thought him in both respects to be very bad.
RECTOR
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From this reading THE RECTOR OF DRUMBARROW AND HIS WIFE.
respects
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From this reading There were others, indeed, who knew him well, who would have declared him to be perfect in both respects, and others again who thought him in both respects to be very bad.
Rev
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
reverend
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
reverse
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From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
said
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
speaking
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RECTOR OF DRUMBARROW AND HIS WIFE.
there
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From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Amidst these great diversities of opinion I will venture on none of my own, but will attempt to describe him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were others, indeed, who knew him well, who would have declared him to be perfect in both respects, and others again who thought him in both respects to be very bad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
Townsend
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
venture
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From this reading Amidst these great diversities of opinion I will venture on none of my own, but will attempt to describe him.
very
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From this reading There were others, indeed, who knew him well, who would have declared him to be perfect in both respects, and others again who thought him in both respects to be very bad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
well
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From this reading There were others, indeed, who knew him well, who would have declared him to be perfect in both respects, and others again who thought him in both respects to be very bad.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
WIFE
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From this reading THE RECTOR OF DRUMBARROW AND HIS WIFE.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Amidst these great diversities of opinion I will venture on none of my own, but will attempt to describe him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But there were not a few in the county Cork who would have said just the reverse, and declared him to be a bad man, but a good clergyman.
Æneas
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From this reading Herbert Fitzgerald, in speaking of the Rev. Æneas Townsend to Lady Clara Desmond, had said that in his opinion the reverend gentleman was a good man, but a bad clergyman.
