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amuse
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From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pessimism on the contrary possesses me and cynicism deeply engages.
artless
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From this reading I delight in his nonsense myself; why is it therefore that I grudge these happy folk their artless satisfaction?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
awfully
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From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
brass
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From this reading I positively feel my own flesh sore from the brass nails in Neil Paraday’s social harness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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contrary
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cynicism
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deeply
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delight
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doesn't
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engages
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enjoy
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feel
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flesh
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folk
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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full
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going
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grudge
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happy
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harness
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
house
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From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I positively feel my own flesh sore from the brass nails in Neil Paraday’s social harness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
joke
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From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
like
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From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
mention
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From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I positively feel my own flesh sore from the brass nails in Neil Paraday’s social harness.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I delight in his nonsense myself; why is it therefore that I grudge these happy folk their artless satisfaction?
nails
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Neil
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nonsense
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From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
own
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Paraday's
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people
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From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
Pessimism
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positively
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From this reading I positively feel my own flesh sore from the brass nails in Neil Paraday’s social harness.
possesses
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prodigious
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From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
satisfaction
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social
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somehow
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sore
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success
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From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
talent
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From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
talking
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I delight in his nonsense myself; why is it therefore that I grudge these happy folk their artless satisfaction?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I delight in his nonsense myself; why is it therefore that I grudge these happy folk their artless satisfaction?
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I delight in his nonsense myself; why is it therefore that I grudge these happy folk their artless satisfaction?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I delight in his nonsense myself; why is it therefore that I grudge these happy folk their artless satisfaction?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
what's
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From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
why
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The house is full of people who like him, as they mention, awfully, and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious success.
wrote
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From this reading “I suppose I ought to enjoy the joke of what’s going on here,” I wrote, “but somehow it doesn’t amuse me.
