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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 "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
all
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
always
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From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
appeared
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From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
become
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From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
better
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From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
blame
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
chapter
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From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
date
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From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
Ernest
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
fate
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From this reading These two years had sufficed to produce a revolution in his fate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
general
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From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
given
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
greater
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From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These two years had sufficed to produce a revolution in his fate.
happy
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading These two years had sufficed to produce a revolution in his fate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
individual
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
less
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From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
lost
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
Lucian
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From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
Maltravers
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From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
man
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From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
men's
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
more
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From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
nobler
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From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
Peregrine
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From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
Peregrinus
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From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
praise
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
private
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
produce
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From this reading These two years had sufficed to produce a revolution in his fate.
Proteus
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From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
Public
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
reason
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From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
revolution
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From this reading These two years had sufficed to produce a revolution in his fate.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
rights
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
scrutinise
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
society
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From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
spy
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
striving
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From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
sufficed
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From this reading These two years had sufficed to produce a revolution in his fate.
surrendered
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two years had sufficed to produce a revolution in his fate.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "/Lucian./ He that is born to be a man neither should nor can be anything nobler, greater, and better than a man.
tongues
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From this reading Ernest Maltravers had lost the happy rights of the private individual; he had given himself to the Public; he had surrendered his name to men's tongues, and was a thing that all had a right to praise, to blame, to scrutinise, to spy.
two
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From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
very
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From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
WIELAND'S
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From this reading "/Peregrine./ But, good Lucian, for the very reason that he may not become less than a man, he should be always striving to be more."--WIELAND'S /Peregrinus Proteus/.
years
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From this reading IT was two years from the date of the last chapter before Maltravers again appeared in general society.
