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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 Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
administer
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
affection
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
afraid
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From this reading He was glad that there was no valet to unpack his things, for he was afraid that his secret wardrobe might not pass such experienced inspection.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He laid out his own pajamas, brushes, and clean things against the morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
bowed
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
brushes
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From this reading He laid out his own pajamas, brushes, and clean things against the morning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
clean
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From this reading He laid out his own pajamas, brushes, and clean things against the morning.
concede
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
curious
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
death
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
demand
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
descendants
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
dispensed
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
elevated
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
emancipation
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From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
escaped
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From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
experienced
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From this reading He was glad that there was no valet to unpack his things, for he was afraid that his secret wardrobe might not pass such experienced inspection.
eyebrows
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
familiar
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From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
father's
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
Forbes
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From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
foreigners
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
formalities
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From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
glad
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From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
heads
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
home
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
Hospitality
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
how
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
humilities
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
inspection
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From this reading He was glad that there was no valet to unpack his things, for he was afraid that his secret wardrobe might not pass such experienced inspection.
just
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
knew
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
laid
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From this reading He laid out his own pajamas, brushes, and clean things against the morning.
lavish
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
learned
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was glad that there was no valet to unpack his things, for he was afraid that his secret wardrobe might not pass such experienced inspection.
mixture
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
morning
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From this reading He laid out his own pajamas, brushes, and clean things against the morning.
much
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
negroes
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was glad that there was no valet to unpack his things, for he was afraid that his secret wardrobe might not pass such experienced inspection.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
others
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From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
out
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From this reading He laid out his own pajamas, brushes, and clean things against the morning.
own
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
pajamas
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From this reading He laid out his own pajamas, brushes, and clean things against the morning.
pass
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From this reading He was glad that there was no valet to unpack his things, for he was afraid that his secret wardrobe might not pass such experienced inspection.
Persis
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From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
pomposities
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
reason
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From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
rejoicing
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From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
reverse
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From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
right
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
scale
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He was glad that there was no valet to unpack his things, for he was afraid that his secret wardrobe might not pass such experienced inspection.
servants
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
servile
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
slaves
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
South
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was glad that there was no valet to unpack his things, for he was afraid that his secret wardrobe might not pass such experienced inspection.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
there
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
things
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From this reading He was glad that there was no valet to unpack his things, for he was afraid that his secret wardrobe might not pass such experienced inspection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
too
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From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
tyranny
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From this reading Hospitality had been dispensed on a lavish scale at his own home in the South before his father's death, but the servants there were negroes, slaves, or descendants of slaves, and he knew just the right mixture of affection and tyranny to administer to them.
unpack
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From this reading He was glad that there was no valet to unpack his things, for he was afraid that his secret wardrobe might not pass such experienced inspection.
valet
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From this reading He was glad that there was no valet to unpack his things, for he was afraid that his secret wardrobe might not pass such experienced inspection.
wardrobe
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From this reading He was glad that there was no valet to unpack his things, for he was afraid that his secret wardrobe might not pass such experienced inspection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If Persis and the others were rejoicing in their emancipation from formalities too familiar, Forbes was glad that he had escaped them for the reverse reason.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
white
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From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But where servile white foreigners, with their curious humilities and pomposities, bowed heads and elevated eyebrows, he had not learned just how much to demand and how much to concede.
