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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 Many a man would have turned rogue if he had known how.
act
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From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
advantage
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From this reading The man of sense cannot play the fool to advantage.
agreeable
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
blunt
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
cannot
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From this reading _Non ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius._ The modest man cannot be impudent if he would.
characters
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
else
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
enable
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From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
endured
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
ex
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From this reading _Non ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius._ The modest man cannot be impudent if he would.
fit
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From this reading _Non ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius._ The modest man cannot be impudent if he would.
fitness
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From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
fool
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From this reading The man of sense cannot play the fool to advantage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
genius
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From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many a man would have turned rogue if he had known how.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many a man would have turned rogue if he had known how.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many a man would have turned rogue if he had known how.
how
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From this reading Many a man would have turned rogue if he had known how.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Many a man would have turned rogue if he had known how.
impudent
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From this reading _Non ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius._ The modest man cannot be impudent if he would.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
individuals
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
known
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From this reading Many a man would have turned rogue if he had known how.
ligno
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From this reading _Non ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius._ The modest man cannot be impudent if he would.
make
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
man
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From this reading Many a man would have turned rogue if he had known how.
Many
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From this reading Many a man would have turned rogue if he had known how.
Mercurius
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From this reading _Non ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius._ The modest man cannot be impudent if he would.
mere
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From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
modest
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From this reading _Non ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius._ The modest man cannot be impudent if he would.
natural
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
Non
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From this reading _Non ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius._ The modest man cannot be impudent if he would.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
only
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
part
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From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
people
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
plain-spoken
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
play
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From this reading The man of sense cannot play the fool to advantage.
quovis
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From this reading _Non ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius._ The modest man cannot be impudent if he would.
resolution
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From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
rogue
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From this reading Many a man would have turned rogue if he had known how.
sense
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From this reading The man of sense cannot play the fool to advantage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Non ex quovis ligno fit Mercurius._ The modest man cannot be impudent if he would.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
There
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
trying
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
turned
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From this reading Many a man would have turned rogue if he had known how.
uncomfortable
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From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There are individuals who make themselves and every one else uncomfortable by trying to be agreeable, and who are only to be endured in their natural characters of blunt, plain-spoken people.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It is not the mere resolution to act a part that will enable us to do it, without a natural genius and fitness for it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Many a man would have turned rogue if he had known how.
