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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 EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
ascertained
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From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
boon
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
career
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
case
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From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
channel
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
circumscribed
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From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
companions
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
concerned
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From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
connection
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From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
drank
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From this reading Nor was there much more truth in the report that he drank, in the ordinary interpretation of the term.
duly
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From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
EUGENE
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From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
events
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
few
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
interpretation
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From this reading Nor was there much more truth in the report that he drank, in the ordinary interpretation of the term.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
known
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
man
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From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
many
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
more
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From this reading Nor was there much more truth in the report that he drank, in the ordinary interpretation of the term.
MR
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From this reading MR.
much
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
nonsense
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was there much more truth in the report that he drank, in the ordinary interpretation of the term.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
off
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From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
orderly
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From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
ordinary
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From this reading Nor was there much more truth in the report that he drank, in the ordinary interpretation of the term.
present
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
profession
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From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
professionally
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From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
qualified
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From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
report
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From this reading Nor was there much more truth in the report that he drank, in the ordinary interpretation of the term.
rolls
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From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
scandal
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From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
solicitor
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From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
talents
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
talked
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
term
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From this reading Nor was there much more truth in the report that he drank, in the ordinary interpretation of the term.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
there
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From this reading Nor was there much more truth in the report that he drank, in the ordinary interpretation of the term.
THRUSH
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From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
tide
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
truth
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From this reading Nor was there much more truth in the report that he drank, in the ordinary interpretation of the term.
turned
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From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The tide of events which had turned his talents into their present channel, was known to but few of his many boon companions, and much nonsense was talked about him and his first career.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading EUGENE THRUSH The remarkable Mr. Thrush was a duly qualified solicitor, who had never been the man for that orderly and circumscribed profession.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not the case (as anybody might have ascertained) that he had been struck off the rolls in connection with the first great scandal in which he was professionally concerned.
