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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 a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
ahead
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From this reading In every point of manhood he was far ahead of his neighbors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
broadcloth
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From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
chewed
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From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
choker
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From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
Connecticut
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From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter was the only "scientific man" in the village of Pointview, Connecticut.
conversation
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From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
day
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From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
dialect
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From this reading He loved the old times and fashions, and had a drawling tongue and often spoke in the dialect of his fathers, loving the sound of it.
drawling
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From this reading He loved the old times and fashions, and had a drawling tongue and often spoke in the dialect of his fathers, loving the sound of it.
dress
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From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In every point of manhood he was far ahead of his neighbors.
far
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From this reading In every point of manhood he was far ahead of his neighbors.
fashions
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From this reading He loved the old times and fashions, and had a drawling tongue and often spoke in the dialect of his fathers, loving the sound of it.
fathers
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From this reading He loved the old times and fashions, and had a drawling tongue and often spoke in the dialect of his fathers, loving the sound of it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In every point of manhood he was far ahead of his neighbors.
highly
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From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In every point of manhood he was far ahead of his neighbors.
Honorable
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From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter was the only "scientific man" in the village of Pointview, Connecticut.
ideas
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From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter was the only "scientific man" in the village of Pointview, Connecticut.
interfere
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From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He loved the old times and fashions, and had a drawling tongue and often spoke in the dialect of his fathers, loving the sound of it.
loved
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From this reading He loved the old times and fashions, and had a drawling tongue and often spoke in the dialect of his fathers, loving the sound of it.
loving
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From this reading He loved the old times and fashions, and had a drawling tongue and often spoke in the dialect of his fathers, loving the sound of it.
man
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From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter was the only "scientific man" in the village of Pointview, Connecticut.
manhood
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From this reading In every point of manhood he was far ahead of his neighbors.
manners
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From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
modern
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From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
neighbors
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From this reading In every point of manhood he was far ahead of his neighbors.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter was the only "scientific man" in the village of Pointview, Connecticut.
often
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From this reading He loved the old times and fashions, and had a drawling tongue and often spoke in the dialect of his fathers, loving the sound of it.
old
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From this reading He loved the old times and fashions, and had a drawling tongue and often spoke in the dialect of his fathers, loving the sound of it.
only
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From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter was the only "scientific man" in the village of Pointview, Connecticut.
outstripped
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From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
permitted
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From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading In every point of manhood he was far ahead of his neighbors.
Pointview
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From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter was the only "scientific man" in the village of Pointview, Connecticut.
Potter
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From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter was the only "scientific man" in the village of Pointview, Connecticut.
prevailed
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From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
scientific
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From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter was the only "scientific man" in the village of Pointview, Connecticut.
Socrates
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From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter was the only "scientific man" in the village of Pointview, Connecticut.
sound
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From this reading He loved the old times and fashions, and had a drawling tongue and often spoke in the dialect of his fathers, loving the sound of it.
spoke
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From this reading He loved the old times and fashions, and had a drawling tongue and often spoke in the dialect of his fathers, loving the sound of it.
tenor
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From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter was the only "scientific man" in the village of Pointview, Connecticut.
times
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From this reading He loved the old times and fashions, and had a drawling tongue and often spoke in the dialect of his fathers, loving the sound of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He loved the old times and fashions, and had a drawling tongue and often spoke in the dialect of his fathers, loving the sound of it.
village
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From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter was the only "scientific man" in the village of Pointview, Connecticut.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Honorable Socrates Potter was the only "scientific man" in the village of Pointview, Connecticut.
way
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From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
wore
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From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
work
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From this reading He wore broadcloth every day, and a choker, and chewed tobacco, and never permitted his work to interfere with the even tenor of his conversation.
youth
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From this reading In a way he had outstripped himself, for, while his ideas were highly modern, he clung to the dress and manners that prevailed in his youth.
