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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 DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt.’
Attempt
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From this reading ‘Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt.’
Bar
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From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mostly pleasant-spoken Irish persons these, who had the racial habit of saying that which is likely to be welcome.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
breath
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From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
certain
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From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
city
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From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
cleansing
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From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
Conyngham
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From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
divil
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From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
doubt
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From this reading ‘Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt.’
Dublin
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From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
DURINGprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
end
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From this reading ‘Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt.’
examination
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From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
Frederick
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From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
future
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From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
guilt
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From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
habit
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From this reading Mostly pleasant-spoken Irish persons these, who had the racial habit of saying that which is likely to be welcome.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
harum-scarum
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From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
hope
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From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
I'm
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From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
idle
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From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
Irish
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From this reading Mostly pleasant-spoken Irish persons these, who had the racial habit of saying that which is likely to be welcome.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mostly pleasant-spoken Irish persons these, who had the racial habit of saying that which is likely to be welcome.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
known
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From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
likely
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From this reading Mostly pleasant-spoken Irish persons these, who had the racial habit of saying that which is likely to be welcome.
Many
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From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
Mostly
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From this reading Mostly pleasant-spoken Irish persons these, who had the racial habit of saying that which is likely to be welcome.
Mr
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From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
persons
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From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
pious
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From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
pleasant-spoken
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From this reading Mostly pleasant-spoken Irish persons these, who had the racial habit of saying that which is likely to be welcome.
predict
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From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
racial
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From this reading Mostly pleasant-spoken Irish persons these, who had the racial habit of saying that which is likely to be welcome.
said
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From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
saying
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From this reading Mostly pleasant-spoken Irish persons these, who had the racial habit of saying that which is likely to be welcome.
sending
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From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
severely
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From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
souls
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From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
stand
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From this reading ‘Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt.’
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
task
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From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt.’
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
thereby
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From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mostly pleasant-spoken Irish persons these, who had the racial habit of saying that which is likely to be welcome.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt.’
toleration
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From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
tutor
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From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
undeserved
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From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
up
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From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
welcome
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From this reading Mostly pleasant-spoken Irish persons these, who had the racial habit of saying that which is likely to be welcome.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mostly pleasant-spoken Irish persons these, who had the racial habit of saying that which is likely to be welcome.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mostly pleasant-spoken Irish persons these, who had the racial habit of saying that which is likely to be welcome.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
worse
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From this reading ‘I suppose I’m idle, and what is worse, I know I’m a fool,’ said Conyngham himself to his tutor when that gentleman, with a toleration which was undeserved, took him severely to task before sending him up for the Bar examination.
young
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From this reading Many of them added, ‘the young divil,’ under their breath, in a pious hope of thereby cleansing their souls from guilt.
youth
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From this reading DURING the course of a harum-scarum youth in the city of Dublin certain persons had been known to predict that Mr. Frederick Conyngham had a future before him.
