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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
amiss
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From this reading "For never anything can be amiss When simpleness and duty tender it."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The lot of the conscientious philanthropist is not an easy one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For never anything can be amiss When simpleness and duty tender it."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "For never anything can be amiss When simpleness and duty tender it."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _As You Like It_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "For never anything can be amiss When simpleness and duty tender it."
benefits
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
bright
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From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "For never anything can be amiss When simpleness and duty tender it."
careless
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
conscientious
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From this reading The lot of the conscientious philanthropist is not an easy one.
dark
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
difficult
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading "For never anything can be amiss When simpleness and duty tender it."
earnest
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
easy
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From this reading The lot of the conscientious philanthropist is not an easy one.
effect
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
fellows
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For never anything can be amiss When simpleness and duty tender it."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
innocence
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From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lot of the conscientious philanthropist is not an easy one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "For never anything can be amiss When simpleness and duty tender it."
Jean
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From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
kind
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
Like
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From this reading _As You Like It_.
lives
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From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
lot
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From this reading The lot of the conscientious philanthropist is not an easy one.
lover
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
money
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From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
necessary
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From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
neighbours
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From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For never anything can be amiss When simpleness and duty tender it."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The lot of the conscientious philanthropist is not an easy one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lot of the conscientious philanthropist is not an easy one.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The lot of the conscientious philanthropist is not an easy one.
path
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
philanthropist
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From this reading The lot of the conscientious philanthropist is not an easy one.
poorer
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From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
recipients
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
rich
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
simpleness
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From this reading "For never anything can be amiss When simpleness and duty tender it."
strew
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
tender
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From this reading "For never anything can be amiss When simpleness and duty tender it."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lot of the conscientious philanthropist is not an easy one.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
thorny
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
unthinking
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From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Jean in her innocence it had seemed that money was the one thing necessary to make bright the lives of her poorer neighbours.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "For never anything can be amiss When simpleness and duty tender it."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The kind but unthinking rich can strew their benefits about, careless of their effect on the recipients, but the path of the earnest lover of his fellows is thorny and difficult, and dark with disappointment.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _As You Like It_.
