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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 In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
ACTRESS
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From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
AFFECTIONS
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From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Saville was deemed the consummate man of the world--wise and heartless.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
beheld
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
belonging
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
better
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
boy
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From this reading How came he to take such gratuitous pains with the boy Godolphin?
came
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From this reading How came he to take such gratuitous pains with the boy Godolphin?
children
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
consummate
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From this reading Saville was deemed the consummate man of the world--wise and heartless.
courage
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
crusted
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
cunning
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
deemed
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From this reading Saville was deemed the consummate man of the world--wise and heartless.
EXCUSED
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From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
fond
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
gentleness
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
GODOLPHIN
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From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
Godolphin's
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
gratuitous
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From this reading How came he to take such gratuitous pains with the boy Godolphin?
hackneyed
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
HAVINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
heartless
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From this reading Saville was deemed the consummate man of the world--wise and heartless.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
How
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From this reading How came he to take such gratuitous pains with the boy Godolphin?
HUMAN
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From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
hypocrisy
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
imagination
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
intellect
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
legitimate
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
man
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From this reading Saville was deemed the consummate man of the world--wise and heartless.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
men
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
mirror
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
NEVERnounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
NEW
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From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
observed
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Saville was deemed the consummate man of the world--wise and heartless.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
own
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
pains
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From this reading How came he to take such gratuitous pains with the boy Godolphin?
perseverancenounUS /ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/
Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)
From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
place
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
recognise
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
relation
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
sated
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
SAVILLE
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From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
saw
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
scheming
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
second
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
SEES
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From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
subtle
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How came he to take such gratuitous pains with the boy Godolphin?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How came he to take such gratuitous pains with the boy Godolphin?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How came he to take such gratuitous pains with the boy Godolphin?
urbanity
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From this reading In Godolphin's gentleness and courage, Saville thought he saw the mirror of his own crusted urbanity and scheming perseverance; in Godolphin's fine imagination and subtle intellect he beheld his own cunning and hypocrisy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Saville was deemed the consummate man of the world--wise and heartless.
WHOMpronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SAVILLE EXCUSED FOR HAVING HUMAN AFFECTIONS.--GODOLPHIN SEES ONE WHOM HE NEVER SEES AGAIN.--THE NEW ACTRESS.
wise
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From this reading Saville was deemed the consummate man of the world--wise and heartless.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How came he to take such gratuitous pains with the boy Godolphin?
world
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From this reading Saville was deemed the consummate man of the world--wise and heartless.
young
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From this reading In the first place, Saville had no legitimate children; Godolphin was his relation; in the second place it may be observed that hackneyed and sated men of the world are fond of the young, in whom they recognise something--a better something belonging to themselves.
