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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 He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wardlaw, his predecessor and colleague, had speculatively little or nothing in common with Elsmere or Murray Edwardes.
ardors
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From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
barrister
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From this reading By profession, he was a barrister, with a small and struggling practice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
beginnings
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From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
belonging
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By profession, he was a barrister, with a small and struggling practice.
colleague
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From this reading Wardlaw, his predecessor and colleague, had speculatively little or nothing in common with Elsmere or Murray Edwardes.
common
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From this reading Wardlaw, his predecessor and colleague, had speculatively little or nothing in common with Elsmere or Murray Edwardes.
Comtist
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
connected
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From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
curious
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From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
daughter
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From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
devoted
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
doctor's
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From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
Edwardes
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From this reading Wardlaw, his predecessor and colleague, had speculatively little or nothing in common with Elsmere or Murray Edwardes.
Elsmere
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From this reading Wardlaw, his predecessor and colleague, had speculatively little or nothing in common with Elsmere or Murray Edwardes.
Elsmere's
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From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
faiths
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
far
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wardlaw, his predecessor and colleague, had speculatively little or nothing in common with Elsmere or Murray Edwardes.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wardlaw, his predecessor and colleague, had speculatively little or nothing in common with Elsmere or Murray Edwardes.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
ibis
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From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
just
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From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wardlaw, his predecessor and colleague, had speculatively little or nothing in common with Elsmere or Murray Edwardes.
many
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
married
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From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
Murray
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From this reading Wardlaw, his predecessor and colleague, had speculatively little or nothing in common with Elsmere or Murray Edwardes.
national
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From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
North
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From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Wardlaw, his predecessor and colleague, had speculatively little or nothing in common with Elsmere or Murray Edwardes.
noticed
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From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
Orthodox
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
others
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
outlet
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
passion
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
philanthropic
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
points
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From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
practice
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From this reading By profession, he was a barrister, with a small and struggling practice.
predecessor
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From this reading Wardlaw, his predecessor and colleague, had speculatively little or nothing in common with Elsmere or Murray Edwardes.
profession
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From this reading By profession, he was a barrister, with a small and struggling practice.
provided
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
R
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From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
remoter
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
schoolmistress
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From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
small
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From this reading By profession, he was a barrister, with a small and struggling practice.
speculatively
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From this reading Wardlaw, his predecessor and colleague, had speculatively little or nothing in common with Elsmere or Murray Edwardes.
stranger
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From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
struggling
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From this reading By profession, he was a barrister, with a small and struggling practice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
There
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From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
two
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From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
venture
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From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
Wardlaw
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From this reading Wardlaw, his predecessor and colleague, had speculatively little or nothing in common with Elsmere or Murray Edwardes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was a devoted and Orthodox Comtist, for whom Edwardes had provided an outlet for the philanthropic passion, as he had for many others belonging to far stranger and remoter faiths.
wife
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From this reading On ibis practice, however, he had married, and his wife, who had been a doctor’s daughter and a national schoolmistress, had the same ardors as himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were one or two curious points connected with the beginnings of Elsmere’s venture in North R---- one of which may just be noticed here.
