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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 And office boys constitute a particularly abnormal department--if such it may be termed--of the youthful mind.
abnormal
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From this reading And office boys constitute a particularly abnormal department--if such it may be termed--of the youthful mind.
accept
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From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
account
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From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
additional
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
adult
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From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
any
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If this was a history, the truth might be coloured with the glamour of romance at times.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And office boys constitute a particularly abnormal department--if such it may be termed--of the youthful mind.
belief
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From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
best
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From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
boys
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From this reading And office boys constitute a particularly abnormal department--if such it may be termed--of the youthful mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
chroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
Chuck
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
coloured
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From this reading If this was a history, the truth might be coloured with the glamour of romance at times.
constitute
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From this reading And office boys constitute a particularly abnormal department--if such it may be termed--of the youthful mind.
decides
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From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
department
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From this reading And office boys constitute a particularly abnormal department--if such it may be termed--of the youthful mind.
easily
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From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
Epstein
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
fact
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
glamour
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From this reading If this was a history, the truth might be coloured with the glamour of romance at times.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
history
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From this reading If this was a history, the truth might be coloured with the glamour of romance at times.
hour
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And office boys constitute a particularly abnormal department--if such it may be termed--of the youthful mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
intuitively
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From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
knowledge
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From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
knows
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From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
many
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From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And office boys constitute a particularly abnormal department--if such it may be termed--of the youthful mind.
men
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From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
merely
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
methods
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From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If this was a history, the truth might be coloured with the glamour of romance at times.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
most
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From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
office
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From this reading And office boys constitute a particularly abnormal department--if such it may be termed--of the youthful mind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
particularly
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From this reading And office boys constitute a particularly abnormal department--if such it may be termed--of the youthful mind.
perhaps
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From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
plan
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
plans
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From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
preparing
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
prince
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
readers
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
reasoning
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From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
receive
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
reject
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From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
romance
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From this reading If this was a history, the truth might be coloured with the glamour of romance at times.
roundabout
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
sees
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From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
small
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From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And office boys constitute a particularly abnormal department--if such it may be termed--of the youthful mind.
supposed
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
termed
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From this reading And office boys constitute a particularly abnormal department--if such it may be termed--of the youthful mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
times
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From this reading If this was a history, the truth might be coloured with the glamour of romance at times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
Tommy
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
truth
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From this reading If this was a history, the truth might be coloured with the glamour of romance at times.
tuition
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
tutors
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
veracious
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
walked
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
Watson
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
way
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
whereby
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
William
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From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
wisdom
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From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This is merely a roundabout way of preparing the readers, if any, of this veracious chronicle with the fact that William had not, as Tommy Watson supposed, "walked into" the plan whereby he was to receive an additional hour of tuition from that prince of tutors, "Chuck" Epstein.
youth
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From this reading The plans that men make in the belief that the knowledge and wisdom of the adult mind knows what is best for youth are many and of small account.
youthful
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From this reading For the youthful mind sees easily through the most of them, intuitively perhaps, and not by methods of reasoning, and decides for itself whether it shall accept or reject them.
