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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 The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
arguments
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From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
beat
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From this reading Good ministers will tell you they have parishioners who beat them in the practice of the virtues.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the midst of the multitude which follows there is often something better than in the one that goes before.
better
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From this reading In the midst of the multitude which follows there is often something better than in the one that goes before.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Old generals wanted to take Toulon, but one of their young colonels showed them how.
colonels
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From this reading Old generals wanted to take Toulon, but one of their young colonels showed them how.
counsel
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From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
fellow
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From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
follows
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From this reading In the midst of the multitude which follows there is often something better than in the one that goes before.
generals
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From this reading Old generals wanted to take Toulon, but one of their young colonels showed them how.
goes
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From this reading In the midst of the multitude which follows there is often something better than in the one that goes before.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good ministers will tell you they have parishioners who beat them in the practice of the virtues.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Good ministers will tell you they have parishioners who beat them in the practice of the virtues.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
how
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From this reading Old generals wanted to take Toulon, but one of their young colonels showed them how.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The virtue of the world is not mainly in its leaders.
indeed
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From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The virtue of the world is not mainly in its leaders.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The virtue of the world is not mainly in its leaders.
junior
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From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
known
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From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
leaders
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From this reading The virtue of the world is not mainly in its leaders.
mainly
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From this reading The virtue of the world is not mainly in its leaders.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
midst
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From this reading In the midst of the multitude which follows there is often something better than in the one that goes before.
ministers
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From this reading Good ministers will tell you they have parishioners who beat them in the practice of the virtues.
multitude
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From this reading In the midst of the multitude which follows there is often something better than in the one that goes before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The virtue of the world is not mainly in its leaders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The virtue of the world is not mainly in its leaders.
often
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From this reading In the midst of the multitude which follows there is often something better than in the one that goes before.
Old
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From this reading Old generals wanted to take Toulon, but one of their young colonels showed them how.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the midst of the multitude which follows there is often something better than in the one that goes before.
parishioners
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From this reading Good ministers will tell you they have parishioners who beat them in the practice of the virtues.
practice
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From this reading Good ministers will tell you they have parishioners who beat them in the practice of the virtues.
senior
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From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
showed
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From this reading Old generals wanted to take Toulon, but one of their young colonels showed them how.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the midst of the multitude which follows there is often something better than in the one that goes before.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old generals wanted to take Toulon, but one of their young colonels showed them how.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good ministers will tell you they have parishioners who beat them in the practice of the virtues.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the midst of the multitude which follows there is often something better than in the one that goes before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the midst of the multitude which follows there is often something better than in the one that goes before.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The virtue of the world is not mainly in its leaders.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Old generals wanted to take Toulon, but one of their young colonels showed them how.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Old generals wanted to take Toulon, but one of their young colonels showed them how.
there
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From this reading In the midst of the multitude which follows there is often something better than in the one that goes before.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Good ministers will tell you they have parishioners who beat them in the practice of the virtues.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old generals wanted to take Toulon, but one of their young colonels showed them how.
Toulon
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From this reading Old generals wanted to take Toulon, but one of their young colonels showed them how.
unfrequently
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From this reading The junior counsel has been known not unfrequently to make a better argument than his senior fellow,--if, indeed, he did not make both their arguments.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading The virtue of the world is not mainly in its leaders.
virtues
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From this reading Good ministers will tell you they have parishioners who beat them in the practice of the virtues.
wanted
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From this reading Old generals wanted to take Toulon, but one of their young colonels showed them how.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the midst of the multitude which follows there is often something better than in the one that goes before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Good ministers will tell you they have parishioners who beat them in the practice of the virtues.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Good ministers will tell you they have parishioners who beat them in the practice of the virtues.
world
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From this reading The virtue of the world is not mainly in its leaders.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Good ministers will tell you they have parishioners who beat them in the practice of the virtues.
young
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From this reading Old generals wanted to take Toulon, but one of their young colonels showed them how.
