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able
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
age
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From this reading My children should, by my care, be learned and pious, and would repay to my age what their childhood had received.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I would injure no man, and should provoke no resentment; I would relieve every distress, and should enjoy the benedictions of gratitude.
assisted
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From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
benedictions
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From this reading I would injure no man, and should provoke no resentment; I would relieve every distress, and should enjoy the benedictions of gratitude.
bounty
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From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My children should, by my care, be learned and pious, and would repay to my age what their childhood had received.
call
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From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
care
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From this reading My children should, by my care, be learned and pious, and would repay to my age what their childhood had received.
childhood
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From this reading My children should, by my care, be learned and pious, and would repay to my age what their childhood had received.
children
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From this reading My children should, by my care, be learned and pious, and would repay to my age what their childhood had received.
choice
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
CONTINUEDnounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
danger
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From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
dare
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From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
day
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading I would injure no man, and should provoke no resentment; I would relieve every distress, and should enjoy the benedictions of gratitude.
distributed
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
enjoy
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From this reading I would injure no man, and should provoke no resentment; I would relieve every distress, and should enjoy the benedictions of gratitude.
enriched
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From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
fill
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
friends
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From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
gratitude
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From this reading I would injure no man, and should provoke no resentment; I would relieve every distress, and should enjoy the benedictions of gratitude.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
happiness
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
IMLAC
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
injure
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From this reading I would injure no man, and should provoke no resentment; I would relieve every distress, and should enjoy the benedictions of gratitude.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
learned
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From this reading My children should, by my care, be learned and pious, and would repay to my age what their childhood had received.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
man
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From this reading I would injure no man, and should provoke no resentment; I would relieve every distress, and should enjoy the benedictions of gratitude.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
molest
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From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
mortals
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I would injure no man, and should provoke no resentment; I would relieve every distress, and should enjoy the benedictions of gratitude.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
parsimoniously
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
pious
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From this reading My children should, by my care, be learned and pious, and would repay to my age what their childhood had received.
pleasure
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
power
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From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
prince
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
provoke
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From this reading I would injure no man, and should provoke no resentment; I would relieve every distress, and should enjoy the benedictions of gratitude.
received
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From this reading My children should, by my care, be learned and pious, and would repay to my age what their childhood had received.
relieve
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From this reading I would injure no man, and should provoke no resentment; I would relieve every distress, and should enjoy the benedictions of gratitude.
repay
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From this reading My children should, by my care, be learned and pious, and would repay to my age what their childhood had received.
resentment
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From this reading I would injure no man, and should provoke no resentment; I would relieve every distress, and should enjoy the benedictions of gratitude.
said
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
side
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From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
STORY
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My children should, by my care, be learned and pious, and would repay to my age what their childhood had received.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
thousands
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From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
treacherynounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
betrayal of trust
From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
unkindness
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From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
virtuous
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From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My children should, by my care, be learned and pious, and would repay to my age what their childhood had received.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading What would dare to molest him who might call on every side to thousands enriched by his bounty, or assisted by his power?
wife
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From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
willing
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From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
wise
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From this reading I would choose my friends among the wise, and my wife among the virtuous; and therefore should be in no danger from treachery or unkindness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would injure no man, and should provoke no resentment; I would relieve every distress, and should enjoy the benedictions of gratitude.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading THE STORY OF IMLAC CONTINUED “I am not yet willing,” said the prince, “to suppose that happiness is so parsimoniously distributed to mortals; nor can believe but that, if I had the choice of life, I should be able to fill every day with pleasure.
