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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 Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not thus that Northway, even after his unpleasant experiences, viewed himself in relation to the world.
air
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
ally
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
Arthur
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From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
aware
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
believed
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
belonged
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
best
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From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
birth
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
breeding
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
career
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
careful
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
checks
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
class
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
clerks
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
coins
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
commercial
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
common
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
condescension
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
conscious
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
decidedly
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
destined
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
endeavours
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not thus that Northway, even after his unpleasant experiences, viewed himself in relation to the world.
experiences
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From this reading It was not thus that Northway, even after his unpleasant experiences, viewed himself in relation to the world.
few
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
hang-dog
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
helpless
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
intellect
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
interviews
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From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not thus that Northway, even after his unpleasant experiences, viewed himself in relation to the world.
knowledge
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
largely
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
live
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
made
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
man
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
Marks
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From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
more
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
Mr
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From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
musing
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
needy
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
Northway
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From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
now
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
often
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
oppressed
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
patience
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
personage
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
possibilities
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
promptitude
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
rashness
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
relation
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From this reading It was not thus that Northway, even after his unpleasant experiences, viewed himself in relation to the world.
scheming
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
scrutiny
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
sell
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
show
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From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
spite
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From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
talents
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
taught
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
thus
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From this reading It was not thus that Northway, even after his unpleasant experiences, viewed himself in relation to the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
unpleasant
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From this reading It was not thus that Northway, even after his unpleasant experiences, viewed himself in relation to the world.
viewed
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From this reading It was not thus that Northway, even after his unpleasant experiences, viewed himself in relation to the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not thus that Northway, even after his unpleasant experiences, viewed himself in relation to the world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had decidedly more intellect than is often found in commercial clerks--the class to which he belonged by birth and breeding--and in spite of checks he believed himself destined to no common career.
Whoever
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the interviews with Mr. Marks, Arthur Northway did not show at his best.
world
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From this reading It was not thus that Northway, even after his unpleasant experiences, viewed himself in relation to the world.
young
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From this reading Whoever that scheming personage might be, his knowledge and his air of condescension oppressed the needy young man, made him conscious of a hang-dog look, and a helpless promptitude to sell himself for a few coins.
youthful
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From this reading Long musing had taught him the rashness of his youthful endeavours to live largely; he was now aware that his talents must ally themselves with patience, with a careful scrutiny of possibilities.
