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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 Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
altogether
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From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
any
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From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
Archie's
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From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
brother
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From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
carry
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From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
Count
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From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
courtship
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From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
eager
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From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
efforts
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From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
especially
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From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
failure
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From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
fire
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From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
FRESHWATER
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From this reading FRESHWATER GATE.
GATE
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From this reading FRESHWATER GATE.
general
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From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
generally
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From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
hand
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From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
irons
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From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
justified
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From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
knew
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From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
liked
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From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
made
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From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
man
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From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
many
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From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
men
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From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
most
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From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
nature
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From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
Pateroff
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From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
perhaps
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From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
predicted
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From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
reach
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From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
really
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From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
respect
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From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
said
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From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
Sophie's
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From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
success
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From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
taken
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From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
things
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From this reading And as he was not one who had many irons in the fire, who made either many little efforts, or any great efforts after things altogether beyond his reach, he was justified in expecting success.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
turn
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From this reading It may perhaps be said that most men are of this turn of mind; but the count was, I think, especially eager in this respect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Count Pateroff, Sophie's brother, was a man who, when he had taken a thing in hand, generally liked to carry it through.
woman
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From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
women
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From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As to Archie's courtship, any one who really knew the man and the woman, and who knew anything of the nature of women in general, would have predicted failure for him.
