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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 There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
alcohol
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From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile the Comedian had made himself and Sir Isaac extremely comfortable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
bounteous
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From this reading But on this special occasion, Waife's heart was made so bounteous by the novel sense of prosperity that it compelled him to treat himself.
brain
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From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No unabstemious man by habit was Gentleman Waife.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
childlike
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From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
Comedian
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From this reading Meanwhile the Comedian had made himself and Sir Isaac extremely comfortable.
comfortable
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From this reading Meanwhile the Comedian had made himself and Sir Isaac extremely comfortable.
compelled
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From this reading But on this special occasion, Waife's heart was made so bounteous by the novel sense of prosperity that it compelled him to treat himself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
crust
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From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
dine
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From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
disagreeable
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From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
drinks
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From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
enough
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From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
exciting
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From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
extremely
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From this reading Meanwhile the Comedian had made himself and Sir Isaac extremely comfortable.
find
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From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
friend
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From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
friendless
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From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
GentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No unabstemious man by habit was Gentleman Waife.
habit
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From this reading No unabstemious man by habit was Gentleman Waife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile the Comedian had made himself and Sir Isaac extremely comfortable.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
heart
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From this reading But on this special occasion, Waife's heart was made so bounteous by the novel sense of prosperity that it compelled him to treat himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Meanwhile the Comedian had made himself and Sir Isaac extremely comfortable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
humour
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From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
innocence
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From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
Isaac
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From this reading Meanwhile the Comedian had made himself and Sir Isaac extremely comfortable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
known
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From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
made
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From this reading Meanwhile the Comedian had made himself and Sir Isaac extremely comfortable.
man
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From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the Comedian had made himself and Sir Isaac extremely comfortable.
mirth
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From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
novel
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From this reading But on this special occasion, Waife's heart was made so bounteous by the novel sense of prosperity that it compelled him to treat himself.
occasion
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From this reading But on this special occasion, Waife's heart was made so bounteous by the novel sense of prosperity that it compelled him to treat himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But on this special occasion, Waife's heart was made so bounteous by the novel sense of prosperity that it compelled him to treat himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
prosperity
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From this reading But on this special occasion, Waife's heart was made so bounteous by the novel sense of prosperity that it compelled him to treat himself.
season
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From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
sense
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From this reading But on this special occasion, Waife's heart was made so bounteous by the novel sense of prosperity that it compelled him to treat himself.
sincere
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From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
Sir
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From this reading Meanwhile the Comedian had made himself and Sir Isaac extremely comfortable.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
special
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From this reading But on this special occasion, Waife's heart was made so bounteous by the novel sense of prosperity that it compelled him to treat himself.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile the Comedian had made himself and Sir Isaac extremely comfortable.
There
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From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But on this special occasion, Waife's heart was made so bounteous by the novel sense of prosperity that it compelled him to treat himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
treat
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From this reading But on this special occasion, Waife's heart was made so bounteous by the novel sense of prosperity that it compelled him to treat himself.
truths
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From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
unabstemious
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From this reading No unabstemious man by habit was Gentleman Waife.
Waife
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From this reading No unabstemious man by habit was Gentleman Waife.
Waife's
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From this reading But on this special occasion, Waife's heart was made so bounteous by the novel sense of prosperity that it compelled him to treat himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No unabstemious man by habit was Gentleman Waife.
washed
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From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There is no man so friendless but what he can find a friend sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could dine on a crust, and season it with mirth; and as for exciting drinks, there was a childlike innocence in his humour never known to a brain that has been washed in alcohol.
