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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 PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
able
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
abode
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
add
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
aged
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
agitators
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
alien
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
all
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
arguments
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
audit
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
better
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
brother
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
brother's
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
BROUGHAM
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
called
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
certain
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
childless
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
Christopher
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
clerk
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
company
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
constantly
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
decent
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
devote
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
duties
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
dwelling
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
elder
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
expatiate
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
fact
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
fifty
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
five-and-thirty
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
generally
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
give
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
gravity
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
hardship
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
hearing
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
higher
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
home
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
hope
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
house
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
houses
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
hundred
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
husband
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
hyjene
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
inclined
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
income
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
injustice
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
Kennington
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
lay
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
like
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
lips
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
lived
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
lodger
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
London
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
loved
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
majority
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
managed
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
men
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
moods
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
mother
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
MR
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From this reading MR.
Mrs
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
nature
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
offices
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
own
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
PARISH
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
peculiar
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
people
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
position
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
pounds
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
PURSUES
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
railway
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
rather
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
really
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
roof
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
say
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
socialistic
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From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
Theodore
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
thus
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
trying
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From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Theodore Parish, aged about five-and-thirty, was an audit clerk in the offices of a railway company, and he loved to expatiate on the hardship of his position, which lay in the fact that he could not hope for a higher income than one hundred and fifty pounds, and this despite the trying and responsible nature of the duties he discharged.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
wife
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
word
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After dwelling upon this injustice he would add, with peculiar gravity, that really in certain moods one all but inclined to give a hearing to the arguments of socialistic agitators.
young
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From this reading PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM Christopher Parish lived at home, that is to say, he was not a lodger under an alien roof, like the majority of such young men in London, but abode with his own people--his mother, his elder brother, and his brother's wife.
younger
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From this reading They had a decent little house in Kennington, managed--rather better than such houses generally are--by Mrs. Parish the younger, who was childless, and thus able to devote herself to what she called "hyjene," a word constantly on her lips and on those of her husband.
