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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ADVERTISEMENT
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Algernon
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apparent
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artless
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AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time this work was written I was deeply engaged in the study of metaphysics and ethics, and out of that study grew the character of Algernon Mordaunt.
attempted
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN this edition of a work composed in early youth, I have not attempted to remove those faults of construction which may be sufficiently apparent in the plot, but which could not indeed be thoroughly rectified without re-writing the whole work.
boyish
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IN this edition of a work composed in early youth, I have not attempted to remove those faults of construction which may be sufficiently apparent in the plot, but which could not indeed be thoroughly rectified without re-writing the whole work.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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certain
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character
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composed
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construction
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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deeply
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defects
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diction
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early
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EDITION
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engaged
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enthusiasm
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episodical
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ethics
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extravagances
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faults
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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frank
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general
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From this reading I have, however, lightened the narrative of certain episodical and irrelevant passages, and relieved the general style of some boyish extravagances of diction.
grew
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From this reading At the time this work was written I was deeply engaged in the study of metaphysics and ethics, and out of that study grew the character of Algernon Mordaunt.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hope
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From this reading I can only hope that with the defects of inexperience may be found some of the merits of frank and artless enthusiasm.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I have, however, lightened the narrative of certain episodical and irrelevant passages, and relieved the general style of some boyish extravagances of diction.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN this edition of a work composed in early youth, I have not attempted to remove those faults of construction which may be sufficiently apparent in the plot, but which could not indeed be thoroughly rectified without re-writing the whole work.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indeed
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inexperience
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irrelevant
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lightened
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading IN this edition of a work composed in early youth, I have not attempted to remove those faults of construction which may be sufficiently apparent in the plot, but which could not indeed be thoroughly rectified without re-writing the whole work.
merits
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metaphysics
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Mordaunt
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narrative
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN this edition of a work composed in early youth, I have not attempted to remove those faults of construction which may be sufficiently apparent in the plot, but which could not indeed be thoroughly rectified without re-writing the whole work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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only
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out
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passages
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plot
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PRESENT
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re-writing
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rectified
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relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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remove
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some
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study
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style
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sufficiently
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can only hope that with the defects of inexperience may be found some of the merits of frank and artless enthusiasm.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thoroughly
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading IN this edition of a work composed in early youth, I have not attempted to remove those faults of construction which may be sufficiently apparent in the plot, but which could not indeed be thoroughly rectified without re-writing the whole work.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time this work was written I was deeply engaged in the study of metaphysics and ethics, and out of that study grew the character of Algernon Mordaunt.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ADVERTISEMENT TO THE PRESENT EDITION.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the time this work was written I was deeply engaged in the study of metaphysics and ethics, and out of that study grew the character of Algernon Mordaunt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN this edition of a work composed in early youth, I have not attempted to remove those faults of construction which may be sufficiently apparent in the plot, but which could not indeed be thoroughly rectified without re-writing the whole work.
whole
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can only hope that with the defects of inexperience may be found some of the merits of frank and artless enthusiasm.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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work
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written
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From this reading At the time this work was written I was deeply engaged in the study of metaphysics and ethics, and out of that study grew the character of Algernon Mordaunt.
youth
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