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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 If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
acquaintance
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
aggregate
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
amuses
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
argument's
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being young, wealthy, good-looking, and fortunate, the fashionable world took him by the hand and made him welcome.
best
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
Bond
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
brethren
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
bumpers
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Being young, wealthy, good-looking, and fortunate, the fashionable world took him by the hand and made him welcome.
ceaselessly
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
choice
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
club
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
company
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
coxcomb
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
cry
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
dear
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
dogs
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
don't
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
drank
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
England
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
fashionable
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From this reading Being young, wealthy, good-looking, and fortunate, the fashionable world took him by the hand and made him welcome.
fat
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
Fortunate
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From this reading His title of Fortunate Youth was pretty generally recognised.
frowning
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
generally
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From this reading His title of Fortunate Youth was pretty generally recognised.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
good-looking
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From this reading Being young, wealthy, good-looking, and fortunate, the fashionable world took him by the hand and made him welcome.
H-murderer
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
hand
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From this reading Being young, wealthy, good-looking, and fortunate, the fashionable world took him by the hand and made him welcome.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
Harry
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Being young, wealthy, good-looking, and fortunate, the fashionable world took him by the hand and made him welcome.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
ill-washed
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
kind
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
land
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
like
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
lived
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
lively
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
lodgings
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
London
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
loudly
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
made
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From this reading Being young, wealthy, good-looking, and fortunate, the fashionable world took him by the hand and made him welcome.
man
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
misanthropic
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
miserablest
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
Mr
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
old
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
out
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
prating
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
prefer
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
pretty
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From this reading His title of Fortunate Youth was pretty generally recognised.
recognised
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From this reading His title of Fortunate Youth was pretty generally recognised.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
sake
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
say
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
selfishness
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
slouching
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
society
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
Street
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
sun
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
thereof
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
title
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From this reading His title of Fortunate Youth was pretty generally recognised.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
too
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being young, wealthy, good-looking, and fortunate, the fashionable world took him by the hand and made him welcome.
ugly
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From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
Virginia
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
Warrington
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His title of Fortunate Youth was pretty generally recognised.
wealthy
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From this reading Being young, wealthy, good-looking, and fortunate, the fashionable world took him by the hand and made him welcome.
welcome
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From this reading Being young, wealthy, good-looking, and fortunate, the fashionable world took him by the hand and made him welcome.
well-dressed
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From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If I have a right to choose my acquaintance, and--at the club, let us say prefer the company of a lively, handsome, well-dressed, gentleman like young man, who amuses me, to that of a slouching, ill-washed, misanthropic H-murderer, a ceaselessly prating coxcomb, or what not; has not society--the aggregate you and I--a right to the same choice?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
wine
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From this reading So Mr. Harry Warrington, of Virginia, had his lodgings in Bond Street, London, England, and lived upon the fat of the land, and drank bumpers of the best wine thereof.
world
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From this reading Being young, wealthy, good-looking, and fortunate, the fashionable world took him by the hand and made him welcome.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And don't, my dear brethren, let us cry out too loudly against the selfishness of the world for being kind to the young, handsome, and fortunate, and frowning upon you and me, who may be, for argument's sake, old, ugly, and the miserablest dogs under the sun.
young
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From this reading Being young, wealthy, good-looking, and fortunate, the fashionable world took him by the hand and made him welcome.
Youth
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From this reading His title of Fortunate Youth was pretty generally recognised.
