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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 HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
always
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
any
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From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In fact, it seldom happens that we are very strongly influenced by those much older than ourselves.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
aware
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
bright
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From this reading "Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east."--MILTON.
brilliant
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In fact, it seldom happens that we are very strongly influenced by those much older than ourselves.
Cleveland
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
Comes
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From this reading "Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east."--MILTON.
commanding
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
dancing
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From this reading "Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east."--MILTON.
day's
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From this reading "Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east."--MILTON.
east
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From this reading "Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east."--MILTON.
enthrals
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From this reading It is the senior, of from two to ten years, that most seduces and enthrals us.
Ernest
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From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
everywhere
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
exercised
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From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
fact
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From this reading In fact, it seldom happens that we are very strongly influenced by those much older than ourselves.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east."--MILTON.
Gottingen
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
happens
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From this reading In fact, it seldom happens that we are very strongly influenced by those much older than ourselves.
harbinger
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From this reading "Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east."--MILTON.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
heads
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
HITHERTO
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From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
home
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, it seldom happens that we are very strongly influenced by those much older than ourselves.
influence
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From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
influenced
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From this reading In fact, it seldom happens that we are very strongly influenced by those much older than ourselves.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the senior, of from two to ten years, that most seduces and enthrals us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
leader
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
met
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From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
MILTON
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From this reading "Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east."--MILTON.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east."--MILTON.
most
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From this reading It is the senior, of from two to ten years, that most seduces and enthrals us.
much
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From this reading In fact, it seldom happens that we are very strongly influenced by those much older than ourselves.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
Now
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From this reading "Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east."--MILTON.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
older
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
others
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading In fact, it seldom happens that we are very strongly influenced by those much older than ourselves.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
own
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From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
persuading
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
school
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
seduces
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From this reading It is the senior, of from two to ten years, that most seduces and enthrals us.
seldom
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From this reading In fact, it seldom happens that we are very strongly influenced by those much older than ourselves.
senior
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From this reading It is the senior, of from two to ten years, that most seduces and enthrals us.
star
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From this reading "Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east."--MILTON.
strong
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From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
strongly
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From this reading In fact, it seldom happens that we are very strongly influenced by those much older than ourselves.
ten
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From this reading It is the senior, of from two to ten years, that most seduces and enthrals us.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east."--MILTON.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In fact, it seldom happens that we are very strongly influenced by those much older than ourselves.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
two
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From this reading It is the senior, of from two to ten years, that most seduces and enthrals us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is the senior, of from two to ten years, that most seduces and enthrals us.
very
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From this reading In fact, it seldom happens that we are very strongly influenced by those much older than ourselves.
wayward
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In fact, it seldom happens that we are very strongly influenced by those much older than ourselves.
wiser
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HITHERTO Ernest had never met with any mind that had exercised a strong influence over his own.
years
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From this reading It is the senior, of from two to ten years, that most seduces and enthrals us.
yielded
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From this reading At home, at school, at Gottingen, everywhere, he had been the brilliant and wayward leader of others, persuading or commanding wiser and older heads than his own: even Cleveland always yielded to him, though not aware of it.
