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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 Harry himself believed that he was of great service in the University business, and that the success of the scheme depended upon him to a great degree.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He spent many hours in talking it over with the Senator after dinner.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
believed
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From this reading Harry himself believed that he was of great service in the University business, and that the success of the scheme depended upon him to a great degree.
Brierly
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From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
business
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From this reading Harry himself believed that he was of great service in the University business, and that the success of the scheme depended upon him to a great degree.
busy
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
came
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From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
civil
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From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
consider
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From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
constantly
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From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
degree
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From this reading Harry himself believed that he was of great service in the University business, and that the success of the scheme depended upon him to a great degree.
depended
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From this reading Harry himself believed that he was of great service in the University business, and that the success of the scheme depended upon him to a great degree.
devout
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
Dilworthy's
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From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
dinner
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From this reading He spent many hours in talking it over with the Senator after dinner.
engineering
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From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
entertained
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
far
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From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
gay
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry himself believed that he was of great service in the University business, and that the success of the scheme depended upon him to a great degree.
guests
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
Harry
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From this reading Harry himself believed that he was of great service in the University business, and that the success of the scheme depended upon him to a great degree.
Harry's
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
Henry
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From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Harry himself believed that he was of great service in the University business, and that the success of the scheme depended upon him to a great degree.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
hours
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
house
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
humor
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
inhospitable
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
institution
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From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
intimacy
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From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He spent many hours in talking it over with the Senator after dinner.
liked
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
man
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
many
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From this reading He spent many hours in talking it over with the Senator after dinner.
men
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
most
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
new
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From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He spent many hours in talking it over with the Senator after dinner.
professorship
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From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
rattling
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
relaxation
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
scheme
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From this reading Harry himself believed that he was of great service in the University business, and that the success of the scheme depended upon him to a great degree.
Senator
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
service
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From this reading Harry himself believed that he was of great service in the University business, and that the success of the scheme depended upon him to a great degree.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
spent
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From this reading He spent many hours in talking it over with the Senator after dinner.
statesmen
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
success
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From this reading Harry himself believed that he was of great service in the University business, and that the success of the scheme depended upon him to a great degree.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
talking
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From this reading He spent many hours in talking it over with the Senator after dinner.
terms
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From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
University
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From this reading Harry himself believed that he was of great service in the University business, and that the success of the scheme depended upon him to a great degree.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Harry himself believed that he was of great service in the University business, and that the success of the scheme depended upon him to a great degree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
way
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From this reading The Senator was not an inhospitable man, he liked to have guests in his house, and Harry's gay humor and rattling way entertained him; for even the most devout men and busy statesmen must have hours of relaxation.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He spent many hours in talking it over with the Senator after dinner.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Henry Brierly was at the Dilworthy's constantly and on such terms of intimacy that he came and went without question.
worth
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From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He went so far as to consider whether it would be worth his while to take the professorship of civil engineering in the new institution.
