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Again
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American
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From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had lately been taken on as an occasional writer for the _Standard_ and was intimate with the younger gods who supported the _New National_ review.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Walter Anthon had cultivated his little garden of aspirations industriously and with flattering results.
Anthon
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appeared
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articles
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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aspirations
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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birth
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book
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course
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cultivated
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Dorant
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easier
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European
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facilitated
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first
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flattering
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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form
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found
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frankly
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garden
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From this reading Mr. Walter Anthon had cultivated his little garden of aspirations industriously and with flattering results.
gods
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Walter Anthon had cultivated his little garden of aspirations industriously and with flattering results.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had lately been taken on as an occasional writer for the _Standard_ and was intimate with the younger gods who supported the _New National_ review.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Walter Anthon had cultivated his little garden of aspirations industriously and with flattering results.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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industriously
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intimate
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
just
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Lady
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lately
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little
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London
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Mr
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National
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New
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newspaper
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nice
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occasional
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Walter Anthon had cultivated his little garden of aspirations industriously and with flattering results.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had lately been taken on as an occasional writer for the _Standard_ and was intimate with the younger gods who supported the _New National_ review.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
outpourings
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own
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From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
people
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responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
results
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review
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seriously
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Standard
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stranger
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supported
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surprise
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taken
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again to his surprise he had found that the London world took seriously his newspaper articles on European traits.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had lately been taken on as an occasional writer for the _Standard_ and was intimate with the younger gods who supported the _New National_ review.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These outpourings of his first two years in London had just appeared in book form.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
told
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took
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traits
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two
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up
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From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
Walter
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From this reading Mr. Walter Anthon had cultivated his little garden of aspirations industriously and with flattering results.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had lately been taken on as an occasional writer for the _Standard_ and was intimate with the younger gods who supported the _New National_ review.
weren't
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From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had lately been taken on as an occasional writer for the _Standard_ and was intimate with the younger gods who supported the _New National_ review.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Walter Anthon had cultivated his little garden of aspirations industriously and with flattering results.
world
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writer
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years
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
younger
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To his surprise his American birth had facilitated his course: it was easier to be nice to an American (as Lady Dorant had frankly told him) than to one of your own people, for you weren’t responsible for the stranger if you took him up.
