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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 Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
Addison's
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From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
age
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From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
Alexander
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From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next to Charles Lamb, but at a convenable distance, Izaak Walton was Tom Folio's favorite.
atmosphere
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From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
authors
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From this reading His smiling, tenderly expressed disapprobation of various modern authors was enchanting.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
breath
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From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Next to Charles Lamb, but at a convenable distance, Izaak Walton was Tom Folio's favorite.
Cato
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From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
Charles
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From this reading Next to Charles Lamb, but at a convenable distance, Izaak Walton was Tom Folio's favorite.
classics
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From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
contained
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From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
convenable
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disapprobation
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From this reading His smiling, tenderly expressed disapprobation of various modern authors was enchanting.
distance
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From this reading Next to Charles Lamb, but at a convenable distance, Izaak Walton was Tom Folio's favorite.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
earlier
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From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
enchanting
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From this reading His smiling, tenderly expressed disapprobation of various modern authors was enchanting.
English
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From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
expressed
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From this reading His smiling, tenderly expressed disapprobation of various modern authors was enchanting.
favorite
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From this reading Next to Charles Lamb, but at a convenable distance, Izaak Walton was Tom Folio's favorite.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
Folio's
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From this reading Next to Charles Lamb, but at a convenable distance, Izaak Walton was Tom Folio's favorite.
friend
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From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
greatly
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From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
habitual
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From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
Izaak
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From this reading Next to Charles Lamb, but at a convenable distance, Izaak Walton was Tom Folio's favorite.
Lamb
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From this reading Next to Charles Lamb, but at a convenable distance, Izaak Walton was Tom Folio's favorite.
lines
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From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
literature
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From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
loved
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From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
man
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From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
modern
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From this reading His smiling, tenderly expressed disapprobation of various modern authors was enchanting.
Mr
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From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next to Charles Lamb, but at a convenable distance, Izaak Walton was Tom Folio's favorite.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
Often
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From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
periods
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From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
phrases
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From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
poet
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From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
Pope
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From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
preferring
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From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
proper
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From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
racy
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From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
reader
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From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
smiling
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From this reading His smiling, tenderly expressed disapprobation of various modern authors was enchanting.
some
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From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
sweet
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From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
talk
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From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
tenderly
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From this reading His smiling, tenderly expressed disapprobation of various modern authors was enchanting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next to Charles Lamb, but at a convenable distance, Izaak Walton was Tom Folio's favorite.
Tom
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From this reading Next to Charles Lamb, but at a convenable distance, Izaak Walton was Tom Folio's favorite.
tragedy
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From this reading His poet was Alexander Pope, though he thought Mr. Addison's tragedy of “Cato” contained some proper good lines.
various
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From this reading His smiling, tenderly expressed disapprobation of various modern authors was enchanting.
Victorian
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From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
Walton
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From this reading Next to Charles Lamb, but at a convenable distance, Izaak Walton was Tom Folio's favorite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
wide
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From this reading Our friend was a wide reader in English classics, greatly preferring the literature of the earlier periods to that of the Victorian age.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Often his talk was sweet and racy with old-fashioned phrases; the talk of a man who loved books and drew habitual breath in an atmosphere of fine thought.
