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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 There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
administration
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
admiring
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
all
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
animated
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
attentive
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
avidity
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
Behold
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From this reading Behold our hero, now in the zenith of distinguished dissipations!
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
certain
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
circle
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
conversation
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
courted
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
Courteous
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
demeanour
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
difference
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From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
discussed
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
dissipations
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From this reading Behold our hero, now in the zenith of distinguished dissipations!
distinguished
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From this reading Behold our hero, now in the zenith of distinguished dissipations!
eloquent
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
eminence
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
England
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
establishing
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
esteem
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
flow
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
foundation
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
four
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
future
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
gravity
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
hero
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From this reading Behold our hero, now in the zenith of distinguished dissipations!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
honour
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
intellectual
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
interest
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
justly
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From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
known
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
laugh
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From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
laughed
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From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
laying
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
less
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
literary
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
LORD
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From this reading LORD SHAFTESBURY.
marked
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
men
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
months
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
most
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
now
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From this reading Behold our hero, now in the zenith of distinguished dissipations!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Behold our hero, now in the zenith of distinguished dissipations!
only
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Behold our hero, now in the zenith of distinguished dissipations!
own
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
plain
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
political
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
popularity
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
raise
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From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
rather
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
remarks
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
rising
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
seeking
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From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
sense
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
SHAFTESBURY
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From this reading LORD SHAFTESBURY.
silently
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
society
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
solid
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
spoken
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
success
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
surely
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Behold our hero, now in the zenith of distinguished dissipations!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
There
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From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
threw
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
Thus
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
topics
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
universally
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
unpretending
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
well
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There is a great difference between seeking to raise a laugh from everything, and seeking in everything what justly may be laughed at.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
women
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From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Courteous, attentive, and animated, the women did not esteem him the less for admiring them rather than himself; while, by the gravity of his demeanour to men,--the eloquent, yet unpretending flow of his conversation, whenever topics of intellectual interest were discussed, the plain and solid sense which he threw into his remarks, and the avidity with which he courted the society of all distinguished for literary or political eminence,--he was silently but surely establishing himself in esteem as well as popularity, and laying the certain foundation of future honour and success.
young
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From this reading Thus, although he had only been four months returned to England, he was already known and courted in every circle, and universally spoken of as among "the most rising young gentlemen" whom fortune and the administration had marked for their own.
zenith
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From this reading Behold our hero, now in the zenith of distinguished dissipations!
