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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 Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
affable
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From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
age-streaked
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
bartered
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From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
capital
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From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
complacency
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From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
Duff
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
elections
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From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
eye
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
friendly
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
General
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From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
Green
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
hair
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He prospered, and prosperity had swollen him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
holding
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From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
hue
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
insincere
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
journal
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From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
late
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From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
leading
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From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
like
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From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
modest
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From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
mouth
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
nose
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
now
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From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
offended
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From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
owned
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From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
personage
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
pompous
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From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
porpoise-body
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
port
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
possession
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From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
prospered
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From this reading He prospered, and prosperity had swollen him.
prosperity
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From this reading He prospered, and prosperity had swollen him.
round
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
self-seeking
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
selfish
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From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
shrewdness
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From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
small
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
smooth
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
some
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From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
suave
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
swollen
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From this reading He prospered, and prosperity had swollen him.
Telegraph
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From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
tincture
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From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
town
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From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
voice
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
wax
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From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
weak
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From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
wide
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
wine
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From this reading Duff Green was a round, insincere, self-seeking, suave, smooth, porpoise-body of a personage, small of eye, hair age-streaked, a port wine voice, wide mouth, and nose of friendly hue.
wit
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From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
withal
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From this reading I did not like him, holding him selfish and withal weak; besides, his affable complacency offended me.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nor was he without some tincture of shrewdness; for he owned the wit in the late elections to support the General, and now would wax pompous and come forward because of it.
year
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From this reading He had come to town the year before, poor and modest, and bartered himself into possession of the _Telegraph_, a leading journal of the capital.
