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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 This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
accordingly
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
agreeable
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From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
all
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
always
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From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
baggage
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
case
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From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
certain
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From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
chance
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From this reading My own experience is that in these things chance makes a very good choice for one, as it does in most non-moral things.
chances
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From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
check
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
choice
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From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My own experience is that in these things chance makes a very good choice for one, as it does in most non-moral things.
experience
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From this reading My own experience is that in these things chance makes a very good choice for one, as it does in most non-moral things.
extreme
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From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
fast
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From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My own experience is that in these things chance makes a very good choice for one, as it does in most non-moral things.
go
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
happily
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From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
hard-and
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From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
II
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From this reading II.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
infinite
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
kinds
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
leave
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
makes
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From this reading My own experience is that in these things chance makes a very good choice for one, as it does in most non-moral things.
making
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From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
man
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
matters
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From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
most
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From this reading My own experience is that in these things chance makes a very good choice for one, as it does in most non-moral things.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My own experience is that in these things chance makes a very good choice for one, as it does in most non-moral things.
non-moral
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From this reading My own experience is that in these things chance makes a very good choice for one, as it does in most non-moral things.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
now
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
oftener
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From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
one's
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
out
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From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
own
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From this reading My own experience is that in these things chance makes a very good choice for one, as it does in most non-moral things.
people
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From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
perhaps
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From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
place
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From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
really
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
resorts
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
safely
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
sticking
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From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
summer
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From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
There
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
things
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From this reading My own experience is that in these things chance makes a very good choice for one, as it does in most non-moral things.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
ticket-office
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
trust
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From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
turn
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From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
variety
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From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
venture
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From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
very
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From this reading My own experience is that in these things chance makes a very good choice for one, as it does in most non-moral things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was an extreme case, and perhaps such a venture might not always turn out so happily; but I think that people might oftener trust themselves to Providence in these matters than they do.
way
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From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There is really an infinite variety of pleasant resorts of all kinds now, and one could quite safely leave it to the man in the ticket-office where one should go, and check one's baggage accordingly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I think the chances of an agreeable summer would be as good in that way as in making a hard-and- fast choice of a certain place and sticking to it.
