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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 I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
able
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From this reading He believed that money ought to be able to buy anything.
access
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From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
all
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From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
always
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From this reading Money is a thing the power of which the vulgar are always overrating and the cultured are always underrating.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
annoyed
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From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He believed that money ought to be able to buy anything.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Money is a thing the power of which the vulgar are always overrating and the cultured are always underrating.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
believed
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From this reading He believed that money ought to be able to buy anything.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
buy
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From this reading He believed that money ought to be able to buy anything.
continued
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From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
cultured
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From this reading Money is a thing the power of which the vulgar are always overrating and the cultured are always underrating.
doors
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From this reading He and Sibella had a large income, with the prospect of a very much larger one, therefore the doors of good society should fly open.
eyes
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From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
fly
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From this reading He and Sibella had a large income, with the prospect of a very much larger one, therefore the doors of good society should fly open.
friends
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From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
good
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From this reading He and Sibella had a large income, with the prospect of a very much larger one, therefore the doors of good society should fly open.
grade
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From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He believed that money ought to be able to buy anything.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
higher
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From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
husband
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From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
income
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From this reading He and Sibella had a large income, with the prospect of a very much larger one, therefore the doors of good society should fly open.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Money is a thing the power of which the vulgar are always overrating and the cultured are always underrating.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
knew
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From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
large
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From this reading He and Sibella had a large income, with the prospect of a very much larger one, therefore the doors of good society should fly open.
larger
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From this reading He and Sibella had a large income, with the prospect of a very much larger one, therefore the doors of good society should fly open.
make
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From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
measure
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From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
money
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From this reading He believed that money ought to be able to buy anything.
moving
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From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
much
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From this reading He and Sibella had a large income, with the prospect of a very much larger one, therefore the doors of good society should fly open.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
necessary
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From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He and Sibella had a large income, with the prospect of a very much larger one, therefore the doors of good society should fly open.
only
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From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He and Sibella had a large income, with the prospect of a very much larger one, therefore the doors of good society should fly open.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He believed that money ought to be able to buy anything.
overrating
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From this reading Money is a thing the power of which the vulgar are always overrating and the cultured are always underrating.
power
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From this reading Money is a thing the power of which the vulgar are always overrating and the cultured are always underrating.
prospect
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From this reading He and Sibella had a large income, with the prospect of a very much larger one, therefore the doors of good society should fly open.
question
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From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
quite
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From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He and Sibella had a large income, with the prospect of a very much larger one, therefore the doors of good society should fly open.
Sibella
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From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
society
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From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
success
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From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He and Sibella had a large income, with the prospect of a very much larger one, therefore the doors of good society should fly open.
thing
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From this reading Money is a thing the power of which the vulgar are always overrating and the cultured are always underrating.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
underrating
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From this reading Money is a thing the power of which the vulgar are always overrating and the cultured are always underrating.
useful
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From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
very
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From this reading He and Sibella had a large income, with the prospect of a very much larger one, therefore the doors of good society should fly open.
vulgar
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From this reading Money is a thing the power of which the vulgar are always overrating and the cultured are always underrating.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
way
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From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
well
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From this reading I knew quite well that my continued success—and success in his eyes was a question of moving in a higher grade of society—had annoyed him beyond measure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Money is a thing the power of which the vulgar are always overrating and the cultured are always underrating.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I was to have access to Sibella at all, it was necessary to make friends with her husband, and the only way to make friends with him was to be useful to him.
