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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 Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
advantages
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From this reading For to her he represented the worldly advantages of the thing.
all
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And," said Riccabocca, "I will take care of his book-learning, and teach him whatever he has a head for."
attempt
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
book-learning
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From this reading "And," said Riccabocca, "I will take care of his book-learning, and teach him whatever he has a head for."
branches
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From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
care
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From this reading "And," said Riccabocca, "I will take care of his book-learning, and teach him whatever he has a head for."
day
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From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
day-labourer
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From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
Dr
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "He has a head for everything," said the widow.
Fairfield
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
fit
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From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
foiled
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For to her he represented the worldly advantages of the thing.
gardener
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From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
gardening
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From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And," said Riccabocca, "I will take care of his book-learning, and teach him whatever he has a head for."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
head
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From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For to her he represented the worldly advantages of the thing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And," said Riccabocca, "I will take care of his book-learning, and teach him whatever he has a head for."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And," said Riccabocca, "I will take care of his book-learning, and teach him whatever he has a head for."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
learn
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From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
Lenny
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From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
Leonard
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
Machiavellian
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
more
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From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
partially
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
represented
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From this reading For to her he represented the worldly advantages of the thing.
Riccabocca
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
rise
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From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
said
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From this reading "And," said Riccabocca, "I will take care of his book-learning, and teach him whatever he has a head for."
seduce
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
service
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
some
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From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
spite
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
succeeded
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And," said Riccabocca, "I will take care of his book-learning, and teach him whatever he has a head for."
teach
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From this reading "And," said Riccabocca, "I will take care of his book-learning, and teach him whatever he has a head for."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For to her he represented the worldly advantages of the thing.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
views
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "And," said Riccabocca, "I will take care of his book-learning, and teach him whatever he has a head for."
widow
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And," said Riccabocca, "I will take care of his book-learning, and teach him whatever he has a head for."
winning
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
wisdom
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From this reading In spite of all his Machiavellian wisdom, Dr. Riccabocca had been foiled in his attempt to seduce Leonard Fairfield into his service, even though he succeeded in partially winning over the widow to his views.
worldly
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From this reading For to her he represented the worldly advantages of the thing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lenny would learn to be fit for more than a day-labourer; he would learn gardening, in all its branches,--rise some day to be a head gardener.
