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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 I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
affairs
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Cupid puts his Pads on I WENT home, and passed an unquiet night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cupid puts his Pads on I WENT home, and passed an unquiet night.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is very chastening when the proud are smitten in their self-esteem.
awake
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From this reading And when I lay awake I was thinking of brown holland.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hitherto I had held my invincibility to be quite glorious.
brown
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
certain
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
chastening
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From this reading It is very chastening when the proud are smitten in their self-esteem.
Cupid
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From this reading Cupid puts his Pads on I WENT home, and passed an unquiet night.
discompose
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
doze
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
dreaming
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
fell
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
glorious
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From this reading Hitherto I had held my invincibility to be quite glorious.
habit
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hitherto I had held my invincibility to be quite glorious.
held
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From this reading Hitherto I had held my invincibility to be quite glorious.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cupid puts his Pads on I WENT home, and passed an unquiet night.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto I had held my invincibility to be quite glorious.
holland
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
home
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From this reading Cupid puts his Pads on I WENT home, and passed an unquiet night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Cupid puts his Pads on I WENT home, and passed an unquiet night.
I'm
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is very chastening when the proud are smitten in their self-esteem.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
invincibility
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From this reading Hitherto I had held my invincibility to be quite glorious.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is very chastening when the proud are smitten in their self-esteem.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is very chastening when the proud are smitten in their self-esteem.
lay
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From this reading And when I lay awake I was thinking of brown holland.
like
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
men
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hitherto I had held my invincibility to be quite glorious.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
night
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From this reading Cupid puts his Pads on I WENT home, and passed an unquiet night.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cupid puts his Pads on I WENT home, and passed an unquiet night.
Pads
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From this reading Cupid puts his Pads on I WENT home, and passed an unquiet night.
passed
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From this reading Cupid puts his Pads on I WENT home, and passed an unquiet night.
person
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
proud
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From this reading It is very chastening when the proud are smitten in their self-esteem.
puts
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From this reading Cupid puts his Pads on I WENT home, and passed an unquiet night.
quite
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From this reading Hitherto I had held my invincibility to be quite glorious.
self-esteem
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From this reading It is very chastening when the proud are smitten in their self-esteem.
smitten
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From this reading It is very chastening when the proud are smitten in their self-esteem.
sturdy
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is very chastening when the proud are smitten in their self-esteem.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is very chastening when the proud are smitten in their self-esteem.
think
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
thinking
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From this reading And when I lay awake I was thinking of brown holland.
time
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
unemotional
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From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
unquiet
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From this reading Cupid puts his Pads on I WENT home, and passed an unquiet night.
very
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From this reading It is very chastening when the proud are smitten in their self-esteem.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
WENT
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From this reading Cupid puts his Pads on I WENT home, and passed an unquiet night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when I lay awake I was thinking of brown holland.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I like to think myself a person of a sturdy unemotional habit whom neither men nor affairs can discompose; but I’m certain that every time I fell into a doze, I was dreaming of brown holland.
