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age
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From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
almost
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From this reading "I beg your pardon, my friend; I had almost forgotten you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
assumes
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From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
asy
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From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Have you been long in this town?"
beg
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From this reading "I beg your pardon, my friend; I had almost forgotten you.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
Comedian
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From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
drawing-room
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From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
encountered
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From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
enlightenment
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From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
face
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From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "I beg your pardon, my friend; I had almost forgotten you.
friend
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From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
GentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
golden
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From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
good-humoured
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From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I beg your pardon, my friend; I had almost forgotten you.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you been long in this town?"
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg your pardon, my friend; I had almost forgotten you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
Irish
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From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
landing-place
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From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
line
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From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you been long in this town?"
maxim
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From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I beg your pardon, my friend; I had almost forgotten you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
paid
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From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
pardon
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From this reading "I beg your pardon, my friend; I had almost forgotten you.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
patiently
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From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
people
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From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
pleasing
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From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
porter
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From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
progress
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From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
Showing
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From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
shrewd
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From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
success
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From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
surveyed
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From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
things
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From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Have you been long in this town?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
town
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From this reading Have you been long in this town?"
trouble
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From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
Waife
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From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
waiting
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From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the landing-place, Waife encountered the Irish porter, who, having left the bundle in the drawing-room, was waiting patiently to be paid for his trouble.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Showing with what success Gentleman Waife assumes the pleasing part of friend to the enlightenment of the age and the progress of the people.
writ
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From this reading The Comedian surveyed the good-humoured shrewd face, on every line of which was writ the golden maxim, "Take things asy."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon, my friend; I had almost forgotten you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon, my friend; I had almost forgotten you.
