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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 Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
ability
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
affectionately
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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
afraid
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
all
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
Bentham
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From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
bookworm
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
bored
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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
child
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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
clever
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
convert
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
dear
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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
depositing
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From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
dire
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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
enough
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
Fallacies
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From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
geniuses
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From this reading Your great geniuses never read."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your great geniuses never read."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
Henry
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
Horace
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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.--Horace.
house
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
jam
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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.--Horace.
lately
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
man
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
mere
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
Mihi
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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.--Horace.
most
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From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
mother
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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
Mr
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From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
much
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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your great geniuses never read."
non
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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.--Horace.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
opinion
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From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
own
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
placet
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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.--Horace.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
Popular
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From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
pour
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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
read
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From this reading Your great geniuses never read."
regia
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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.--Horace.
Roma
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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.--Horace.
said
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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
Sed
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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.--Horace.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
table
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From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
Tibur
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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.--Horace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
True
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From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
trust
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
uncle
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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
unequivocal
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From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
vacuum
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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.--Horace.
very
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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
vrai
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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
yawn
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From this reading "True, my dear mother," said I, with a most unequivocal yawn, and depositing on the table Mr. Bentham upon Popular Fallacies; "true, and I am quite of your opinion.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.
