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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 Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
annoyed
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
begin
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From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
careful
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
Caroline
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the drawing room Erica found the ostracism even more complete and more embarrassing.
dishonorable
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From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
drawing
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embarrassing
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From this reading In the drawing room Erica found the ostracism even more complete and more embarrassing.
Erica
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From this reading In the drawing room Erica found the ostracism even more complete and more embarrassing.
error
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From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the drawing room Erica found the ostracism even more complete and more embarrassing.
evidently
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
evil
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From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
existence
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From this reading The other ladies separated into groups of two and threes, and ignored her existence.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the drawing room Erica found the ostracism even more complete and more embarrassing.
friend
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From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
friendly
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
groups
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From this reading The other ladies separated into groups of two and threes, and ignored her existence.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
honorable
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From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
ignored
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From this reading The other ladies separated into groups of two and threes, and ignored her existence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The other ladies separated into groups of two and threes, and ignored her existence.
just
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From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
ladies
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From this reading The other ladies separated into groups of two and threes, and ignored her existence.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
looking
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
man
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From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
many
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From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
married
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
monopolize
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
more
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From this reading In the drawing room Erica found the ostracism even more complete and more embarrassing.
much
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
notice
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
opinion
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From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
ostracism
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From this reading In the drawing room Erica found the ostracism even more complete and more embarrassing.
other
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From this reading The other ladies separated into groups of two and threes, and ignored her existence.
pale-blue
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
person
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
Plato
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From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
regard
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From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
room
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From this reading In the drawing room Erica found the ostracism even more complete and more embarrassing.
say
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From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
separated
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From this reading The other ladies separated into groups of two and threes, and ignored her existence.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
silk
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
slightest
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
suggest
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From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
Then
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From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
threes
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From this reading The other ladies separated into groups of two and threes, and ignored her existence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
truth
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From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
two
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From this reading The other ladies separated into groups of two and threes, and ignored her existence.
understanding
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From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
unjust
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From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then, my friend, we must not regard what the many say of us; but what he, the one man who has understanding of just and unjust, will say, and what the truth will say.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And therefore you begin in error when you suggest that we should regard the opinion of the many about just and unjust, good and evil, honorable and dishonorable.--Plato.
young
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From this reading Lady Caroline who was evidently much annoyed, took not the slightest notice of her, but was careful to monopolize the one friendly looking person in the room, a young married lady in pale-blue silk.
