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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 George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
acknowledgment
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From this reading George did not feel bound to make the same acknowledgment of obligation to one in humble position as to one in the same golden rank with himself!
alters
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From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GEORGE AND ANDREW.
ANDREW
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From this reading GEORGE AND ANDREW.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading George did not feel bound to make the same acknowledgment of obligation to one in humble position as to one in the same golden rank with himself!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This was hardly well, being condescension to a superior.
bound
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From this reading George did not feel bound to make the same acknowledgment of obligation to one in humble position as to one in the same golden rank with himself!
call
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From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
condescension
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From this reading This was hardly well, being condescension to a superior.
day
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From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
evil
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From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
explaining
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From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
expressing
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From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
fancy
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From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
feel
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From this reading George did not feel bound to make the same acknowledgment of obligation to one in humble position as to one in the same golden rank with himself!
following
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From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE AND ANDREW.
golden
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From this reading George did not feel bound to make the same acknowledgment of obligation to one in humble position as to one in the same golden rank with himself!
hardly
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From this reading This was hardly well, being condescension to a superior.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading George did not feel bound to make the same acknowledgment of obligation to one in humble position as to one in the same golden rank with himself!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
home
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From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
hope
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From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
human
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From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
humble
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From this reading George did not feel bound to make the same acknowledgment of obligation to one in humble position as to one in the same golden rank with himself!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George did not feel bound to make the same acknowledgment of obligation to one in humble position as to one in the same golden rank with himself!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
note
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From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
obligation
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From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading George did not feel bound to make the same acknowledgment of obligation to one in humble position as to one in the same golden rank with himself!
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
position
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From this reading George did not feel bound to make the same acknowledgment of obligation to one in humble position as to one in the same golden rank with himself!
rank
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From this reading George did not feel bound to make the same acknowledgment of obligation to one in humble position as to one in the same golden rank with himself!
relation
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From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George did not feel bound to make the same acknowledgment of obligation to one in humble position as to one in the same golden rank with himself!
saw
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From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
sense
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From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
sent
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From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
social
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From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
superior
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From this reading This was hardly well, being condescension to a superior.
superiority
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From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was hardly well, being condescension to a superior.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
town
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From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
vile
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From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was hardly well, being condescension to a superior.
week
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From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
well
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From this reading This was hardly well, being condescension to a superior.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading George did not feel bound to make the same acknowledgment of obligation to one in humble position as to one in the same golden rank with himself!
worst
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From this reading Perhaps the worst evil in the sense of social superiority is the vile fancy that it alters human relation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading George went home the next day; and the following week sent Andrew a note, explaining that when he saw him he did not know his obligation to him, and expressing the hope that, when next in town, he would call upon him.
