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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 TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
add
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From this reading I would add a few touches to enhance my personal charms.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
ALSO
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From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
amenities
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From this reading I would cultivate the little niceties and amenities that go to embellish and round out one's life and character.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
best
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From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
character
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From this reading I would cultivate the little niceties and amenities that go to embellish and round out one's life and character.
charms
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From this reading I would add a few touches to enhance my personal charms.
CHRISTIAN
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From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
cultivate
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From this reading I would cultivate the little niceties and amenities that go to embellish and round out one's life and character.
decided
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From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
down
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From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
earnest
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From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
embellish
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From this reading I would cultivate the little niceties and amenities that go to embellish and round out one's life and character.
enhance
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From this reading I would add a few touches to enhance my personal charms.
enjoy
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From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
ETC
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From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
fashion
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From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
few
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From this reading I would add a few touches to enhance my personal charms.
Gather
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From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
genteel
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From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
go
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From this reading I would cultivate the little niceties and amenities that go to embellish and round out one's life and character.
good
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From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
health
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From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
HYPNOTIC
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From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
INVESTIGATOR
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From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
LIFE
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From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
little
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From this reading I would cultivate the little niceties and amenities that go to embellish and round out one's life and character.
look
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From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
NEW
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From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
niceties
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From this reading I would cultivate the little niceties and amenities that go to embellish and round out one's life and character.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
now
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From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
one's
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From this reading I would cultivate the little niceties and amenities that go to embellish and round out one's life and character.
out
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From this reading I would cultivate the little niceties and amenities that go to embellish and round out one's life and character.
personal
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From this reading I would add a few touches to enhance my personal charms.
poet
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From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
RETIREDverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
rosebuds
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From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
round
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From this reading I would cultivate the little niceties and amenities that go to embellish and round out one's life and character.
says
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From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
SCIENCE
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From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
settle
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From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
SUGGESTION
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From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I would cultivate the little niceties and amenities that go to embellish and round out one's life and character.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
THOUGHT
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From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
time
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From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
touches
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From this reading I would add a few touches to enhance my personal charms.
TRIES
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From this reading TRIES A RETIRED LIFE; IS ALSO AN INVESTIGATOR OF NEW THOUGHT, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, HYPNOTIC SUGGESTION, ETC.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Having now decided upon a retired life in earnest, I had nothing to do but to look after my health and enjoy myself as best I could.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading I would settle down and have a good time after a genteel fashion and, as the poet says: "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may."
