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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 Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
abused
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From this reading The students had extraordinary privileges, which by all accounts they abused extraordinarily.
accounts
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From this reading The students had extraordinary privileges, which by all accounts they abused extraordinarily.
acquiring
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From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
all
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From this reading The students had extraordinary privileges, which by all accounts they abused extraordinarily.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
arrangements
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From this reading The educational arrangements of the University of Paris were, to our way of thinking, somewhat incomplete.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The students had extraordinary privileges, which by all accounts they abused extraordinarily.
confusion
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From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
curious
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From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
different
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From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
disentangle
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From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
disputation
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From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
divinity
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From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
doctor
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From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
educational
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From this reading The educational arrangements of the University of Paris were, to our way of thinking, somewhat incomplete.
elements
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From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
establishments
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From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
extraordinarily
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From this reading The students had extraordinary privileges, which by all accounts they abused extraordinarily.
extraordinary
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From this reading The students had extraordinary privileges, which by all accounts they abused extraordinarily.
flaunting
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From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
formal
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From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
gross
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From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
hair-drawn
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From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
hand
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From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
incomplete
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From this reading The educational arrangements of the University of Paris were, to our way of thinking, somewhat incomplete.
lecture-room
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From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
monkish
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From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
much
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From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The educational arrangements of the University of Paris were, to our way of thinking, somewhat incomplete.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
opportunity
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From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
order
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From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
other
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From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The educational arrangements of the University of Paris were, to our way of thinking, somewhat incomplete.
Paris
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From this reading The educational arrangements of the University of Paris were, to our way of thinking, somewhat incomplete.
peculiarly
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From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
presented
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From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
privileges
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From this reading The students had extraordinary privileges, which by all accounts they abused extraordinarily.
put
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From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
roof
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From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
scholastic
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From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
sometimes
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From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
somewhat
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From this reading The educational arrangements of the University of Paris were, to our way of thinking, somewhat incomplete.
students
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From this reading The students had extraordinary privileges, which by all accounts they abused extraordinarily.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The educational arrangements of the University of Paris were, to our way of thinking, somewhat incomplete.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The students had extraordinary privileges, which by all accounts they abused extraordinarily.
thinking
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From this reading The educational arrangements of the University of Paris were, to our way of thinking, somewhat incomplete.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The educational arrangements of the University of Paris were, to our way of thinking, somewhat incomplete.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
unedifying
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From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
University
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From this reading The educational arrangements of the University of Paris were, to our way of thinking, somewhat incomplete.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
very
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From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
vice
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From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If he had an opportunity, on the one hand, of acquiring much hair-drawn divinity and a taste for formal disputation, he was put in the way of much gross and flaunting vice upon the other.
way
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From this reading The educational arrangements of the University of Paris were, to our way of thinking, somewhat incomplete.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The educational arrangements of the University of Paris were, to our way of thinking, somewhat incomplete.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lecture-room of a scholastic doctor was sometimes under the same roof with establishments of a very different and peculiarly unedifying order.
Worldly
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From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
youth
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From this reading Worldly and monkish elements were presented in a curious confusion, which the youth might disentangle for himself.
