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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 reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After you have served him he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
alike
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
also
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
any
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From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading You cannot give anything to a magnanimous person.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After you have served him he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
bear
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From this reading Compared with that good-will I bear my friend, the benefit it is in my power to render him seems small.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
begun
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
benefit
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From this reading Compared with that good-will I bear my friend, the benefit it is in my power to render him seems small.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After you have served him he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
cannot
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From this reading You cannot give anything to a magnanimous person.
commensurability
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From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
compared
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
conceive
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From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
debt
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From this reading After you have served him he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
discords
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From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
friend
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
gift
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From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
give
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From this reading You cannot give anything to a magnanimous person.
good-will
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From this reading Compared with that good-will I bear my friend, the benefit it is in my power to render him seems small.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After you have served him he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After you have served him he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After you have served him he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After you have served him he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After you have served him he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Compared with that good-will I bear my friend, the benefit it is in my power to render him seems small.
knows
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
magnanimity
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From this reading After you have served him he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
magnanimous
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From this reading You cannot give anything to a magnanimous person.
man
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From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Compared with that good-will I bear my friend, the benefit it is in my power to render him seems small.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
now
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
once
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From this reading After you have served him he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
person
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From this reading You cannot give anything to a magnanimous person.
power
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From this reading Compared with that good-will I bear my friend, the benefit it is in my power to render him seems small.
puts
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From this reading After you have served him he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
readiness
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
reason
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From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
render
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From this reading Compared with that good-will I bear my friend, the benefit it is in my power to render him seems small.
renders
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
seems
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From this reading Compared with that good-will I bear my friend, the benefit it is in my power to render him seems small.
selfish
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
serve
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
served
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From this reading After you have served him he at once puts you in debt by his magnanimity.
service
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
small
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From this reading Compared with that good-will I bear my friend, the benefit it is in my power to render him seems small.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
there
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From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
trivial
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
yield
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From this reading The service a man renders his friend is trivial and selfish compared with the service he knows his friend stood in readiness to yield him, alike before he had begun to serve his friend, and now also.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You cannot give anything to a magnanimous person.
