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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 The affairs of my father were almost as easy of settlement as those of a pauper.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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affairs
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From this reading The affairs of my father were almost as easy of settlement as those of a pauper.
almost
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From this reading The affairs of my father were almost as easy of settlement as those of a pauper.
amounted
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From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appropriating
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From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The affairs of my father were almost as easy of settlement as those of a pauper.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
bank
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From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
cash
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From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
certainly
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From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
completely
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From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
CONCENTRATION
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CURIOSITIES
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DANGERS
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Debts
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From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
easy
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From this reading The affairs of my father were almost as easy of settlement as those of a pauper.
effects
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From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
Europe
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From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
father
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From this reading The affairs of my father were almost as easy of settlement as those of a pauper.
favor
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From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
frequently
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From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
hours
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From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
IMMORAL
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
master
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From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
money
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From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
MORAL
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The affairs of my father were almost as easy of settlement as those of a pauper.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
OTHER
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others
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From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
pauper
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From this reading The affairs of my father were almost as easy of settlement as those of a pauper.
pretension
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From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
ready
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From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
render
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From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
richest
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From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
ridiculous
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From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
rivalry
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From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
say
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From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
settlement
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From this reading The affairs of my father were almost as easy of settlement as those of a pauper.
SOCIAL-STAKE
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sovereigns
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From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
subjects
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From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
SYSTEM
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
there
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From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The affairs of my father were almost as easy of settlement as those of a pauper.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
twenty-four
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From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
wanting
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From this reading Debts there were none: and if there had been, ready money was not wanting; the balance in cash in my favor at the bank amounted in itself to a fortune.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In twenty-four hours I was completely master of them, and found myself if not the richest, certainly one of the richest subjects of Europe.
way
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From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The affairs of my father were almost as easy of settlement as those of a pauper.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I say subjects, for sovereigns frequently have a way of appropriating the effects of others that would render a pretension to rivalry ridiculous.
